Terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims foiled

Following a bomb being diffused that was found in a bus full of pilgrims on Hindu pilgrimage Amarnath Yatra, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP), Kuldeep Khoda on Friday said the Yatra was always on target of militants. The bus conductor noticed some suspicious bags and immediately alerted the security officials. The area was immediately cordoned off by CRPF personnel and a bomb squad was called in. Security personnel diffused three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by militants in the bus at Qazigund national high way in Anantnag district of the state, averting a major disaster.