5 bombs found in Padmanabha temple

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS): Five suspected pipe bombs were found packed in gunny bags in a pond of the famed Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple here, police said on Sunday.The temple drew international attention a few years ago after it was learnt that it holds a treasure estimated to be over one lakh crore, stacked in five vaults.

The suspected pipe bombs were found on Sunday afternoon by some workers while cleaning the pond, about 100 metres from the main temple. Police's bomb and dog squads were immediately summoned as Director General of Police K S Balasubramanian ordered a high-level probe into the incident.One of the five pipe bombs was emitting smoke and small sounds could be heard, police said.