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J&K: BSF troops recover drone dropped IED in border village of Kathua dist

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Jammu: Alert troops of Border Security Force (BSF) have recovered an Improvised Exlosive device dropped by a drone in border village Hiranagar of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The BSF spokesman here on Thursday said during midnight at about 0045 hours, alert troops of BSF Jammu Frontier observed drone movement in village Manihari area under the jurisdiction of police station Rajbagh, Marheen, Hiranagar area of Kathua district.

“The BSF troops engaged the drone by fire, and subsequently, the area was searched, and the recovery of IED dropped by the drone was made,” the spokesman said.

He further stated that the troops are on high alert.

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