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January 9, 2006
Bangladesh: Islamists' Arsenal Stored In Graveyard
The Bangladesh Daily Star reports that a cache of explosives has been found in Gazipur district, in the center of the country. On Sunday, police officers raided a graveyard in Dakkhin Khan village around 11 pm local time.
The police were acting on details from a confession made by 26-year old Eneyatullah Ujjal alias Jewel, who was arrested on Monday, December 5. Enayetullah, also called Walid, was a suspected regional commander of the Islamist terror group, Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh or JMB. This group has since August 17 been responsible for a fearsome campaign of bombings, is intent on forcing Bangladesh to become an Islamic state, governed by Sharia.
In an abandoned grave, the police retrieved three kilos of gunpowder, one pistol, rifles, and ammunition.
Last week, the paramilitary security force, the Rapid Action Batallion, or Rab, busted three JMB dens within 24 hours. On Thursday night they discovered a huge cache of arms, explosives, moulds for bombs and grenades from Ashkona in Dhaka city, the capital. Two JMB militants, Wahidul Islam and Shafiqul Islam had been separately arrested on Thursday night, and their information led Rab to a house in Ashkona in Uttara. Over 10 kilograms of various explosives, chemicals, 10 firearms and 34 detonators were recovered, along with 300 bullets.
Rab also carried out a raid, based on Shafiqul's information, in Datta Para in Tongi in Dhaka on Thursday night, and found ammonium nitrate, detonators, batteries, 27 wristwatches, electrical timing devices and gunpowder.
The previous evening, on Wednesday, Rab had discovered 24 kilograms of explosives, and grenade compnents, 5 shotguns, and bullet-manufacturing information. The raid had taken place at Moinartek in Uttara, Dhaka.
On Friday, Washidul and Shafiqul Islam were taken into 7-day custody. Shafiqul also used an alias - Russell.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at January 9, 2006 9:47 PM
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