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Low intensity IED thrown towards police vehicle in Shopian, defused

A low intensity Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was thrown towards a police vehicle in Gagran area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district, which was later defused, an official said on Friday.

An official told that an IED in a bag was thrown towards a police vehicle at Degree College in Gagran area of Shopian. He said that IED has been defused and a major incident was averted.

He said that the weight of IED was around 6 KG, adding that the investigation in this regard is going on.

Earlier in a day, an IED was recovered in Pulwama town, which was also defused.

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Kashmir News Observer (KNO) is a news agency in Jammu and Kashmir.

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