EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 3: After AK-47 and AK-56, militants in Jammu and Kashmir have got the latest in the AK series, ie AK-90, a much sleeker and powerful weapon. Official sources said the Quick Action Team of the CRPF along with state police recovered an AK-90 rifle, the first in the state, from a militant hideout in Draman Trag belt of the Rambhan district here last night.
Besides AK-90 rifle, one AK-57, 150 live ammunitions, four magazines and three high-explosive grenades were found in the hideout. "It is for the first time that an AK-90 rifle has been recovered from the militants. It shows how the fire power of militants is increasing day by day," the sources added. The CRPF had last year seized 61 AK-47 rifles from the state, besides 11 AK-56.
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