Major tragedy averted, 5 kg IED recovered in JK

Srinagar: A major tragedy was today averted when security forces detected and defused a powerful five kg IED planted by militants in Jammu and Kashmir`s Kupwara district, officials said. A patrol party detected the pressure cooker IED planted by the ultras at Lassipora on Kupwara-Sogam road, 105 km from here, they said. The device was […]

Odishatv Bureau
  • Published: Thursday, 17 November 2011
  • Last updated: 17 November 2011, 06:25 PM IST

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Srinagar: A major tragedy was today averted when security forces detected and defused a powerful five kg IED planted by militants in Jammu and Kashmir`s Kupwara district, officials said.

A patrol party detected the pressure cooker IED planted by the ultras at Lassipora on Kupwara-Sogam road, 105 km from here, they said. The device was destroyed in the nearby fields by a bomb disposal squad, the officials said, adding that the explosive was planted apparently to target the security forces convoys, which pass through the area every morning.

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