Bomb disposal squad defuses IED weighing 5 kgs on Srinagar-Baramulla highway

Srinagar: Security forces on Saturday defused an improvised explosive device (IED), weighing approximately five kilogrammes, on Srinagar-Baramulla highway, a police official said. The IED was found in HMT area of Srinagar on Saturday morning, the official said. [caption id=“attachment_2643468” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. AFP[/caption] The official said the area was cordoned off and traffic was diverted. A bomb disposal squad was rushed to the spot, which defused the explosive device, the official said. Militants often trigger IED blasts to target security forces in the region. On 6 January, four policemen were killed in an IED blast in Sopore township of north Kashmir.