Jammu, January 18
Panic gripped Rajouri town after an improvised explosive device (IED) was seized from Kheora area on Wednesday. The IED was defused by a bomb disposal squad later. The recovery of the IED created a flutter as Rajouri recently witnessed two terror attacks, killing seven persons.
Found lying near an old truck around Government Medical College, the IED was kept in a tiffin box wrapped in a black polythene. Soon after the police received the information about the IED, security forces reached the spot.
The area was immediately cordoned off. A bomb disposal squad and sniffer dogs were pressed into service and the material was seized. The bomb disposal squad defused the IED.
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