Srinagar, March 19 -- A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) was detected in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district this morning, officials said on Wednesday.
They said a suspicious object was detected along the Bandipora- Srinagar highway near "sun set point" at around 9 am by the road opening party of the forces.
The bomb disposal squad was immediately called on the spot and the traffic along the highway was also halted.
" BDS is on the job to safely neutralize the device," officials said.
Security forces have recovered and neutralized three IEDs in Kashmir since Sunday.
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