TOP STORIES 16 KG IED detected on B'pora-Sopore road, defused | KNO Published 185 weeks ago on October 15, 2022 By News Desk Bandipora, Oct 15(KNO): The security forces on Saturday morning defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), which was detected on Bandipora-Sopore road, thereby averting a major tragedy on the highly trafficked road, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that security forces including Army's 26-Aasam rifles and J&K police detected an IED kept in two small gas cylinder in Ashtangoo area on Bandipora-Sopore road early Saturday morning following which Bomb disposal squad was called in. He futher said that the IED weighing nearly 16 kg was successfully defused without causing any damage while the traffic has been restored on the road. Meanwhile, the police said they have started an investigation into the matter—(KNO) Up Next J&K situation worse; even breathing space choked, alleges PAGD | KNO Don't Miss Wildlife experts raise alarm over presence of brown bears in human habitations in Kashmir | KNO