New Delhi: Uttarakhand Police have recovered 161 gelatin sticks, a high-intensity explosive used in blasting, from bushes near a government school in Almora district, triggering a security alert and a probe to trace their origin.

The explosives were found close to the Government Higher Secondary School in Dabra village in the Sult area. The matter came to light on Thursday evening when the school principal informed police after children playing nearby spotted suspicious packets in the bushes.

Police teams rushed to the spot, cordoned off the area, and called in the bomb disposal squad and dog squad. The teams carried out a detailed search, seized all the gelatin sticks, and collected samples from the site. A case has been registered against unknown persons under the Explosives Act and fu

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