Bandipora (Kashmir):Alert security forces deactivated an improvised explosive device (IED) on Bandipora—Sopore road near Ashtangoo in North Kashmir in the morning hours of Saturday. A major tragedy was averted with the security forces intervening timely to unearth the IED, sources said.
The explosive device was found on the side of the road by a team of security forces engaged in road opening work in Ashtangoo area of Bandipora. The IED was concealed inside a gas cylinder. The security forces rushed the bomb disposal squad there immediatley. The traffic movement on Bandipora- Sopore road has been halted for some time.
Alert security forces defused IED found on Bandipora-Sopore road