India News | BSF Defuses Anti-tank Mine in J&K's Samba
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday defused an anti-tank mine in the border district of Samba in Jammu and Kashmir after a local resident spotted it, officials said.
Jammu, July 13 (PTI) The Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday defused an anti-tank mine in the border district of Samba in Jammu and Kashmir after a local resident spotted it, officials said.
A villager detected the rusted anti-tank mine in his field in Gallard border hamlet along International Border (IB) and immediately informed BSF troops, they said.
A BSF team rushed to the spot and detected the mine, which was later defused, they said.
With this, a major tragedy was averted, they said.
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