Cash borrowed from bank used to buy explosives

Manama : An accused being tried before the Fifth Higher Criminal Court in an explosives possession case yesterday admitted to borrowing BD120,000 from Future Bank to travel to China for purchase of special equipment used in the manufacturing of explosives.

The accused also remitted around BD55,000 to another accused who used the money to purchase tools used in terrorist operations back in 2012.

The court ordered to postpone the case, which involves 11 accused, to September 14.

DT News had reported earlier that security authorities seized an unprecedented amount of internationally sourced explosives and bomb-making materials in a warehouse in Nuwaidrat village back in September 2015.

Around 1.5 tonnes of high-grade explosives, including C4-RDX, TNT, and other powerful chemical explosives were seized from the warehouse. The facility had been adapted to accommodate an elaborate network of hidden underground bunkers and an above-ground manufacturing operation. The authorities had arrested several suspects involved in the case.