Gilberto DC Cruz, regional director of Caraga Police Regional Office 13 (PRO 13) said a flash report from Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office (PPO) and Tago Municipal Police Station (MPS) stated that the
anti-tank mine was immediately turned over to the Explosive Ordnance Device Section (EODS) of Surigao del Sur PPO for proper disposition.
Meantime, a military source said that the army forces found a large cache of different types of weapons, machineguns, ammunition, RPG,
anti-tank missile, communication equipment, night-vision cameras and also Israel-made military equipment and medicine.
"NAG, the DRDO's indigenously developed 3rd Generation
Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) has successfully undergone a series of summer trials at Pokhran Field Firing Ranges carried out by the Indian Army during 7-18 July 2019," Ministry of Defence said in its statement.
According to District Civil Defence Officer Muhammad Asim Wahla, labourers digging out sand from the Nullah Dek found the 14-pound
anti-tank mine (ATM) and informed Zafarwal police about the find which they took in their custody.
A resident of native village of Shakargarh, Bajar Sharif had taken sand for the construction of Hawaili from which 14 pounds heavy Indian made
Anti-tank mine recovered.
The source added that the authorities also found large numbers of RPG rounds, cannons, Malyutka missiles and
anti-tank shells.
'According to the survivor, Chiek Sok, the explosion was triggered by a rice tractor driving over the
anti-tank mine,' Vorith said.
Nevertheless,
anti-tank rifles--notably the PTRS and the PTRD--continued to equip Soviet forces on the Eastern Front through to 1945 and saw service in the Korean War and later.
Based on the appeals, 10,920 square meters of territory were inspected and 34 UXOs and an
anti-tank mine were found.
Additionally, due to concerns that terrorists would seek to target parked airplanes with sophisticated
anti-tank missiles, a second 26-meter (85 feet) tall fence was built along a 4.5 kilometer (2.8 mile) stretch.
The Banja Luka police are searching for the person who fired an
anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade (M80 Zolja) at the Euroherz building on Friday night.
High-powered firearms and an
anti-tank rocket were recovered from a former police officer in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao on Tuesday.