Srinagar, Dec 13 (PTI) Security forces on Tuesday detected an improvised explosive device (IED) planted on the side of a road in the Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, officials said.

The IED, planted by militants, was detected by a road opening party of the security forces at Tulibal in Sopore in the morning, they said.

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The officials said a bomb disposal squad has been called to the spot for defusing the IED.

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