Srinagar, Jan. 22 -- Security forces on Wednesday diffused an improvised explosive device (IED) that they recovered from an orchard in south Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.

According to officials, the IED weighing about 6 kg was recovered from an orchard in Awneera village of the south Kashmir district during a search operation ahead of the Republic Day.

The IED was later destroyed in a controlled explosion, they added.

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