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Nepali cops intercept 35 kg of RDX meant for India: AFP

The police in Nepal have arrested three Pakistani nationals carrying 35 kg of the highly explosive RDX which was destined for India.

The three were heading for India via Nepal but were detained on Saturday night, police sources said.

"After a tip-off, the Kathmandu district police office arrested the three Pakistanis along with the explosives."

The police received a tipoff that the three had brought the RDX into Nepal, and after an extensive search they were arrested at a hotel in Kathmandu along with the RDX.

"This is the biggest amount of RDX confiscated in Nepal so far by the police," the source further said.

The police discovered that the explosives were intended for terrorist attacks in India.

The last haul of RDX in Kathmandu, two years ago, totalled 19 kg, and was also found in a hotel in Kathmandu.

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