Myanmar insurgent group using 'Bluetooth' to trigger landmines, Indian agencies worried

Sub-title: 

The Arakan Army has set up several camps in areas across Mizoram's Lawngtala district, posing threat to the Kaladan Project.

Description: 

"A fresh report by the intelligence agencies has suggested that Arakan Army, an insurgent group of Myanmar, is using 'Bluetooth' and 'Wifi' technology to trigger landmines against Myanmar Army. The Arakan Army has set up several camps in areas across Mizoram's Lawngtala district, posing threat to the Kaladan Project, which is a multi-modal transit transport project and considered India's gateway to the Southeast Asia. The insurgent group also has presence in Mizoram. This is the reason why Indian security agencies are verifying the use of such technology by insurgent groups to trigger landmines. “We have requested Assam Rifles to find out about the use of 'Bluetooth' technology to trigger the landmines by insurgent groups,” said official working with Indian security establishments..."

Creator/author: 

Manish Shukla, Shobhit Sujay

Source/publisher: 

"ZEENEWS"

Date of Publication: 

2019-09-11

Date of entry: 

2019-09-11

Grouping: 

  • Individual Documents

Category: 

Countries: 

Myanmar, India

Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar: 

Rakhine State

Language: 

English

Resource Type: 

text

Text quality: 

    • Good