Security forces on Sunday recovered seven improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from J&K’s Poonch district.

Police said that a team of the Rashtriya Rifles and the local police recovered the IEDs and a wireless set from the Dara Sangla area of Surankote tehsil in the district during a search operation.“All the IEDs have been removed safely out of the area by the security forces,” police said.Police said the IEDs were found close to a religious shrine and the timely recovery of these explosive devices has averted a major tragedy as the shrine is thronged by local residents.More details are awaited.

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