Suspicious cylinder found in J-K's Akhnoor; police, bomb squad on spot
Akhnoor (Jammu and Kashmir), July 14: A suspicious cylinder was found in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, the police informed.
"A suspicious cylinder was found in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu & Kashmir. Police and Bomb Squad on spot," Jammu and Kashmir Police stated.
The police and Bomb Squad team are on the spot and the area has been seized.
A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated earlier on July 12 in the Pulwama area of Jammu and Kashmir by police and security personnel.
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The Indian Army officials had informed that a gas cylinder fitted with firecrackers weighing five kgs was planted at Litter Chowdribagh road in Pulwama to harm the security forces. The suspicious cylinder was later defused on the spot.
"On specific information, Pulwama police along with 55 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 182/Bn today recovered a gas cylinder fitted with firecrackers weighing five kgs which were planted at Litter Chowdribagh road, Pulwama to harm the security forces. The suspicious cylinder was defused on spot," Indian Army stated.
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