Security forces on Saturday averted a major tragedy as they detected an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by militants on the roadside in Baramulla district of Kashmir, police said.
A foot patrol of security forces detected a tin canister containing an IED at Janbazpora in Baramulla district on Saturday morning, the police said. The bomb disposal squad destroyed the IED without causing any damage, police added. The IED was apparently planted by militants to target the security forces vehicles passing through the area.