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Ahead of Republic Day, IED found in J&K's Poonch

JAMMU: Ahead of Republic Day celebrations, alert Army troops averted a tragedy by detecting a ready-to-use

Improvised Explosive Device

(IED) during an

anti-terror operation

in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district Monday.
“In view of the upcoming Republic Day, security forces have intensified anti-terror operations. During such a patrol, Army personnel found an IED concealed in Dalan village of Poonch’s Degwar sector,” said an official.
The area was cordoned off and a

bomb disposal squad

was called in to dispose of the explosive. It was defused following SOP, the official added.
A search operation was subsequently launched in the area to track the suspects involved in planting the IED. It continued till the time of going to press.

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