Suspected IED detected, destroyed on Handwara-Baramulla highway

SRINAGAR: Security forces on Wednesday detected and destroyed a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) on the Handwara-Baramulla highway in Kashmir, officials said.

A joint patrolling party of police and army found a suspicious bag by the roadside on the highway at Langate in Handwara area of Kupwara district, the officials said.

Officials said a bomb disposal squad was rushed to the spot and the suspicious object taken to an isolated place.

The squad destroyed the object in a controlled explosion, the officials said, adding there was no damage done. (PTI)