Indian Army Foils Pulwama-Type Attack Bid in Kashmir With Recovery of 52 Kg Explosives
A Pulwama-style terror attack was averted on Thursday by the Indian Army with the recovery of 52 kg of explosives in Karewa area of Gadikal in Kashmir, Army officials said here.
New Delhi, September 17: A Pulwama-style terror attack was averted on Thursday by the Indian Army with the recovery of 52 kg of explosives in Karewa area of Gadikal in Kashmir, Army officials said here. The location where the explosives were recovered was near a national highway and close to the site of last year's Pulwama terror attack that had killed 40 CRPF personnel, they said. Indian Army Foils Chinese Transgression Bid in Chumar, Day After Thwarting PLA Attempt to Alter LAC Status Quo: Reports.
"We have averted another Pulwama-type attack," said an Army official. According to the officials, the explosives were found in a water tank in the area during a search operation around 8 AM. "There were 416 packets of explosives with each one of them weighing 125gm," said an official. BSF Foils Infiltration Bid in Jammu, Says 'Terrorists Were Seen Fleeing Towards Pakistan Side'.
He said another 50 detonators were recovered in another syntex tank in the area in subsequent searches. The explosives are called "Super-90" or S-90 in short, they said.
(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)