Jiribam, Oct. 5 -- In a major security breakthrough, Assam Rifles foiled a potential tragedy in Jiribam districts on Sunday by recovering and safely destroying powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs), averting what could have been a deadly attack amid rising tensions in Manipur, said the release.

Acting swiftly on intelligence inputs, personnel from Assam Rifles launched a search operation in the general area of Makha Basti in Jiribam. The operation led to the detection and recovery of two IEDs weighing 12 kilograms each, three electric power sources weighing 500 grams, and 12 meters of Cordex (detonation cord), officials said.

Given the sensitive nature of the explosives, the Bomb Disposal Team promptly destroyed the devices on th...