Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 20 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir police and Indian security forces destroyed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detected near Shurat village in Kulgam district on Friday.

"An IED was detected by Army's 9 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and Jammu and Kashmir police near Shurat village in Kulgam district," said the official statement of CRPF.

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It added that the bomb disposal squad (BDS) teams of the Army and police reached the spot and destroyed the IED safely. (ANI)

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