J&K: IED defused by security forces in Kupwara

Srinagar: Security forces on Saturday recovered and defused an improvised explosive device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said.

Also Read: J&K- Civilians worried about their safety following shelling by Pak forces

The IED was found by a "road-opening party" in the morning on a highway in the Warpora-Handwara area in the north Kashmir district, a police official said.

Also Read | Encounter between security forces, terrorists underway in Kupwara

The bomb disposal squad reached the spot and seized the IED that was later defused, the official said. (PTI)

• #National
• #kupwara
• #improvised explosive device
• #Jammu and Kashmir
• #security forces
• #IED