IED detected near J&K national highway in Kulgam

In an alarming incident, the security forces detected an improvised explosive device (IED) on Thursday near the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Kulgam district.

“The area has been sealed and the bomb disposal squad has reached the spot to defuse the IED,” police said.

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Police said security forces detected the IED near the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Khudwani area.

An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in South Kashmir`s Shopian district last week.

When a joint team of the police and the army launched a search operation and cordoned off the area, a gunfight ensued with the terrorists in the Zeipora area.

The security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in the Zeipora area of Shopian district after getting information about presence of militants there, a police official said.

(With IANS inputs)