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 a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO) 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. (KNO)