Kashmir
Major tragedy averted; IED detected, defused in south Kashmir
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Monday averted a major tragedy by detecting and defusing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in an orchard in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.
Official sources said that a Road Opening Party (ROP) of security forces detected an IED in an orchard in village Panzgam in Pulwama on Monday morning.
"A Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was immediately called,” they said, adding that the IED was later defused without causing any damage or loss to life.
They said the area has been cordoned off and investigation has been initiated to identify and nab the militants responsible for planting the IED in the orchard.
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