A major tragedy was averted on Tuesday as security forces detected and defused an IED planted by the roadside by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, officials said in Srinagar.

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Security forces detected an IED at Pohu village on the Srinagar-Pulwama road on Tuesday morning which was planted to target security forces vehicles, sources said.
A bomb disposal squad was rushed to the spot, which defused the explosive, they said.
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