1.5 kg IED found on Amarnath shrine route
Srinagar, July 31 : Security forces on Thursday unearthed a 1.5 kg Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Amarnath Yatra route and defused it.
According to CRPF spokesman Ajay Chaturvedi, the IED was found in a bag near the parking area in Manigaon on the shrine route.
The operation was conducted this morning by a patrolling team of the 118 battalion of the CRPF.
Investigation to gather more information related to the incident is on, Chaturvedi added.
ANI
Story first published: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 15:35 [IST]