Security forces defuse IED in Kashmir

Security forces on Wednesday defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by suspected militants on a roadside in the Kashmir Valley, averting a major tragedy.

"A major tragedy was averted when the security forces detected and defused an IED planted on the road in Tutigund area of Handwara" in north Kashmir Kupwara district, a police official said.

--IANS

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