SRINAGAR: Army on Thursday averted a major tragedy after they detected and defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by militants on roadside in frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara.
Official sources told UNI that a Road Opening Party (ROP) of Army detected an IED planted by militants on main road at Shumnag in north Kashmir district of Kupwara at around 0800 hrs on Thursday. The area was immediately sealed and traffic and pedestrian movement was suspended on the road as a precautionary measure.
The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was immediately summoned to the spot, they said, adding the IED was later defused without causing any damage.
(AGENCIES)
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