Steel bombs seized in Kozhikode

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a major catch, police in Kerala's Kozhikode district recovered 21 steel bombs from a makeshift shed in Nadapuram locality. The shed has witnessed frequent clashes between workers of the CPM and Muslim League in the past. The bombs were seized during a raid on Thursday morning.
At about 8 pm on Wednesday, about 6 men - allegedly CPM workers - were injured in an explosion when they were making bombs in the shed belonging to a local resident, Chandran.The injured were identified as Pavilesh, Nijesh, Abhilash, Sajith, Vijith and Vijinesh. They were admitted to Vadakara co-operative hospital, but shifted to the medical college at night.
Locals who gathered at the spot after hearing the sound of the explosion were the first to see the explosives. Initially they thought that it had to do with some festival. They became doubtful upon seeing some injured men being shifted in jeeps and other vehicles.
Soon the police were alerted and subsequent search on Wednesday night yielded 40 steel bombs, 5 kilograms of explosives and other bomb making material. Half finished bombs were also found at the scene.