Chaibasa, Sept 19 (PTI) A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district on Tuesday, police said.

The IED weighing 8 kg was found during an anti-Naxal operation at a forest near Rabuahatu village in Goilkera police station area, they said.

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A bomb disposal squad defused the explosive. An iron rod and two spike holes planted in an unpaved road in the area were also recovered, they said.

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