Major tragedy averted in Kashmir, IED defused

Srinagar, Dec 7 (UNI) Police today averted a major tragedy when they detected and defused a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on the Srinagar-Uri highway.

Official sources said militants had planted a powerful IED on the highway at Sangrma in the north Kashmir district of Baramulla to target the vehicles of security forces and politicians.

However, a police patrol party noticed the IED and immediately summoned the bomb disposal squad after closing the highway.

The IED was later defused without causing any damage, they said.

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