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IED detected, defused in J&K’s Baramulla district

A day before the Independence Day, security forces detected and defused an improvised explosive device (IED) in J&K’s Baramulla district.

Srinagar: A day before the Independence Day, security forces detected and defused an improvised explosive device (IED) in J&K’s Baramulla district.

Officials said that a team of security forces including the army and the local police found an IED hidden in a bag near the college in Kanispora area of Baramulla district Monday afternoon.

“Bomb disposal squad was immediately called in and the IED was destroyed without causing any damage,” officials said.

This post was last modified on August 14, 2023 11:14 pm

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