IED found in Srinagar, defused

PTI

Srinagar, January 14

Security forces on Friday detected and defused an improvised explosive device (IED) in Nowhatta area of the city, police said.

"Police and CRPF detected a suspicious bag lying at Khawaja Bazar Chowk in Nowhatta area of Srinagar," a police official said.

He said a team of bomb disposal squad was called to the spot, which "found a four to five litre pressure cooker (suspicious IED) in the bag".

The bomb squad later destroyed the IED on the spot, the official said.