160 kg of ammonium nitrate seized in Kerala

Thrissur (Ker), Oct 14 (PTI) About 160 kg of ammonium nitrate, an explosive substance, was seized from a car in the district today ahead of Diwali, police said. The explosives-laden car, which was checked at Kodungalloor in the district, was on its way to Amballur in Thrissur district from Cherai in Ernakulam district, police said. Two youths, Jagan (32) and Jijesh (26), were taken into custody in this connection for interrogation, police said. One person had been arrested last week from Kodungalloor for unauthorised possession of a similar explosive substance, police said.