Security forces today recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing around three kilograms in Manjakote area of Rajouri district.
The recovery was made during an anti-terror operation launched in Kakora village under the jurisdiction of Manjakote police station. Officials said that based on specific intelligence inputs, security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Kakora village. During the operation, suspected material was recovered from a forest area, which was later examined by the Bomb Disposal Squad and found to be an IED, they said.
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Source: Daily Excelsior News
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