Two IEDs destroyed in south Kashmir

Security forces on Tuesday averted potential terror incidents by recovering and destroying two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Shopian and Pulwama districts of south Kashmir.

The Srinagar-based Chinar Corps confirmed that a joint operation by the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police foiled a major terror plot by recovering and destroying an IED at Chitragam, Shopian.

In a neighbouring operation in the Shopian district, based on specific intelligence inputs, the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a joint search operation. “During search, IED has been recovered and destroyed in-situ at Nagbari, Pulwama,” the Army added.