Srinagar, Feb 18 : Security forces neutralised an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by terrorists on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said here.
Security forces noticed a briefcase placed by the roadside at Narbal on the highway at around 7 am, the officials said.
The area was cordoned off and the traffic on the highway was stopped temporarily as a bomb disposal squad was summoned to the spot.
After sanitising the area, the bomb disposal squad destroyed the IED without causing any damage.
Security forces neutralised an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by terrorists on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said here.
Security forces noticed a briefcase placed by the roadside at Narbal on the highway at around 7 am, the officials said.
The area was cordoned off and the traffic on the highway was stopped temporarily as a bomb disposal squad was summoned to the spot.
After sanitising the area, the bomb disposal squad destroyed the IED without causing any damage.
