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Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 8: Security forces today averted a major terror strike as they detected and defused a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by terrorists on a road in Shopian district.
An Army official said a tragedy was averted as the 14.3 kgs IED was "apparently meant to target security forces' vehicles".
He said that the device was found along the Zainapora-Chitargam road in the south Kashmir district early this morning during routine sanitisation operations.
He said the object was found to be a powerful IED during examination. A bomb disposal squad was called to the site and the IED was neutralised.