Kargil/Jammu, Nov 1 (PTI) The Army helped avert a major incident on Wednesday as it defused an unexploded artillery shell in Kargil district of Ladakh, officials said.

Responding to a request from the Drass civil administration, a team of the 'Forever in Operations' division rushed to the Chaspang Mohallah of Throngous village and recovered an unexploded artillery shell, they said.

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The team immediately disposed of the shell to ensure the safety of life and property, the officials added.

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