IED planted under bridge recovered in south Kashmir’s Pulwama

A major tragedy was averted after police and security forces recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district late night, officials said today.

A senior police officer told the local news agency that the IED was planted by militants under a bridge near Tujan village in Pulwama district. “This is a bridge between Tujan and Dalwan,” the officer said. With the timely recovery of the IED, a major tragedy was averted, the officer added.