Srinagar, Jun 18 (PTI) Security forces Saturday detected and defused a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

They detected the suspected IED on the Handwara-Baramulla Road near Ganapora in Langate area of the north Kashmir district, the officials said.

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They said a bomb disposal squad was called in to the spot which destroyed the explosive device without causing any of loss or damage.

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