IED detected, defused on Poonch highway

An Improvised Explosive Device was on Thursday found by the security forces on the Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch highway in J&K.

Poonch: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was on Thursday found by the security forces on the Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch highway in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
During a sanitation operation by Road Opening Party of the army, the device was detected on the highway at Darah- Jallas area in Mendhar belt in Poonch district, officials said.
The Bomb Disposal Squad rushed to the spot and defused the device safely, they said.

PTI

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