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150 people arrested for holding arms illegally in Myanmar

Xinhua, September 18, 2014 Adjust font size:

A total of 150 people have been arrested on charge of holding arms illegally in the first eight months of this year, official sources said Thursday.

Among them were 54 people charged with holding 60 items of arms including grenades and 2,700 bullets in connection with 45 arms- related cases.

Under Myanmar's related law, those who hold arms illegally will be sentenced to a prison terms of 3 to 7 years.

According to statistics, in 2013, 106 people were detained on charge of holding over 90 items of illegal arms.

Recently, the police authorities also urged those in a notification who hold air-gun to surrender to the police.

The police authorities' action taken on illegal holding of arms is seen as a tightened measure in the wake of al-Qaida's recent statement which threatened to focus its terrorist attacks on three Asian countries, namely Myanmar, Bangladesh and India.

Meanwhile, the government claimed that it has taken precautionary measures to beef up check points and monitor possible infiltration of terrorists. Endi

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