Four kg of explosives recovered in J-K

A plan to trigger blasts was foiled by army troops when they busted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) making hideout in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.

A plan to trigger blasts was foiled by army troops when they busted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) making hideout in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said.

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Troops launched a search operation in Barak area of the district on Thursday and busted a hideout which housed an IED manufacturing unit, they said.

Troops recovered four kg of explosives of Pakistani origin, seven remote control IEDs, 11 IED receivers, four IED switches, 17 detonators, three remote controls and four AK rifle magazines.