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BSF recovered IED, averted a major tragedy in Handwara

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Srinagar: Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday averted a major tragedy when they recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jammu Kashmir’s Handwara village, officials said.

They said a Road Opening Party (ROP) of BSF detected an IED early in the morning in the general area of Bhattpura village near a culvert on Handwara-Naogaon highway.

Had the IED not been recovered it would have caused a major tragedy, they added.

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