CRPF soldiers salt away a live bomb on Jammu-Srinagar highway
 averted a major tragedy on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway by timely detecting and defusing an improvised explosive device (IED).
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Published by: Arslan Sharif
Published on: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 at 13:20 IST
Srinagar: In a major prevention, a troop of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) averted a major tragedy on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway by timely detecting and defusing an improvised explosive device (IED)."Troopers of 24 battalion detected an IED planted in a culvert on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Wednesday night," CRPF Inspector General (Operations) BN Ramesh told reporters here. "The explosive device was defused around 12:10 am on Thursday with the help of a bomb disposal squad and a dog squad," he added.
Ramesh said that the timely detection of the bomb averted a major tragedy on the National Highway No.1A.
Asked whether the target of the IED were the pilgrims on the annual Amarnath Yatra, the CRPF inspector general said, "I cannot say whether the IED had been planted to target the yatris or any other vehicle. Our duty is to ensure safety of everybody who is using the highway."
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