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IED planted by militants on Srinagar-Jammu highway destroyed by police

A bomb disposal squad was rushed to the spot which destroyed the explosive.

Updated on: Feb 2, 2017, 13:06:52 IST
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Security forces on Thursday detected and defused an improvised explosive device (IED) on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

The explosive device was found on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
The explosive device was found on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

A patrol party of police detected the IED planted by militants between Kadlabal and Chursoo section of the National Highway in the morning, a police official said.

He said the bomb disposal squad was rushed to the spot which destroyed the explosive.

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