The army on Thursday destroyed around half a dozen explosive land mines on Line of Control that had drifted posing risk of lives to army personnel.
Official sources said that six anti-personnel landmines were detected by army troops which were part of one’s mine field and had drifted near troops patrolling.
They said that six such mines have been destroyed through a controlled mechanism by the Indian army’s special team of bomb disposal squad.
These shells have been destroyed in forward area of Balakote sector on Line of Control. (KNO)