A cleric who was abducted has been rescued by police. Details of the rescue operation are limited, but it is known that the police were involved in the effort to free the cleric.
Separate police operations in the same area resulted in the recovery of certain items. A pistol and a mobile phone were found, with the pistol being a homemade version of a well-known model.
For more information on these events, further details are available from the source, which initially reported the rescue and the recovery of the stolen items and the firearm.
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