J&K
Pulwama-style attack averted near J&K highway, 52 kg explosives found: Indian Army
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Army on Thursday stated that a massive Pulwama-style attack has been averted with the discovery of 52 kilograms of explosives at a spot very close to the Jammu and Kashmir highway.
According to the Army, the area from where the explosives were discovered on Thursday is also near the site of last year's terror strike in Pulwama which left over 40 soldiers killed.
As per the Army statement, a joint search operation launched around 8 AM Thursday at "the Karewa area of Gadikal", unearthed a Syntex tank that was buried in an orchard.
The Army recovered around 52 kilograms of explosives from that water tank.
There were 416 packets of explosives with 125 gm in each, said the army.
More searches led to another such tank with 50 detonators, it added.
On Feb 14, 2019, at least 40 Indian soldiers were killed in the terror attack which was carried out by Pakistan-based militant organisation Jaish-E-Mohammad (JeM).
Last month, in a 13,500-page charge-sheet, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has listed the names of 19 accused and details of the planning and execution of the deadly terror attack in Kashmir.
As per the charge-sheet, after Pulwama, the terrorists had planned to carry out another attack for which they even arranged a car and had suicide bombers ready.
But the plan received a jolt following India's airstrikes at Balakot.
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