Missiles, rockets seized in Pakistan

"We have seized heavy arms including two surface-to-air missiles and 8,000 rounds of heavy ammunition," commander of Mehsud Scouts Colonel Hameed Iqbal Khattack told AFP.

The catch also features 170mm rockets, 82mm mortar shells, 80mm anti-tank rockets, anti-tank mines and rocket-propelled grenades.

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The Russian-made arms were being smuggled from Afghanistan, Khattack said.

The arms were concealed under tea sacks aboard a goods truck in the Khyber tribal area, some 30 kilometres (18 miles) west of Peshawar, he said.

The driver and his helper escaped when scouts intercepted the truck, Khattack said.