India News | Mortar Shell Found Near LoC in J-K's Poonch
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A mortar shell was found lying in a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, a police official said.
Jammu, Jul 15 (PTI) A mortar shell was found lying in a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, a police official said.
The mortar shell was noticed by some villagers at Gali-Sawjian and subsequently, a joint team of police and Army was rushed to secure the scene, the official said.
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He said a bomb disposal squad later safely destroyed the live mortar shell in a controlled explosion, without causing any damage.
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