Suspected IED recovered on Srinagar-Baramulla Highway

An IED (Improvised Explosive Device) was recovered in a joint operation by the police and the Army at Lawaypora on the Srinagar-Baramulla Highway, officials said on Wednesday.

"IED Recovered at Lawaypora, on the Srinagar-Baramulla Highway," the Army said.

"Chinar Warriors and Jammu and Kashmir police averted a major terror incident today by recovering and in-situ destroying an IED at Lawaypora on the Srinagar -Baramulla Highway.

"Indian Army is resolute in its commitment to keep Kashmir terror-free."

The traffic on the road was temporarily halted as teams of police and Army conducted the operation to diffuse the IED.