SRINAGAR : An important IED attack on the Srinagar–Kupwara Highway near Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir was stopped by security troops on Friday. “A high-powered IED connected with three 10-kilogram LPG Cylinders was spotted by an alert Road Opening Party near Langait,” said the Indian Army. The IED was allegedly planted on the National Highway that connects Kupwara and Srinagar, according to the officials. “Nearly 1000 civilian vehicles and 200 military vehicles passed by the location of the IED. The IED was discovered by the column of an air defence unit stationed nearby, according to the Indian Army. According to a press release, security personnel earlier that day blew up three suspicious gas cylinders they had discovered in the village of Ganapora in the Kupwara area of north Kashmir.The Army’s road opening party (ROP), in coordination with the 30 Rashtriya Rifles (30RR) and Handwara Police, controlled the explosion of the suspicious cylinders. According to an official press release, “In a swift response to a potential security threat, the ROP of 25 ADP in collaboration with the 30 Rashtriya Rifles (30RR) and Handwara Police, successfully detonated three suspicious small petrol cylinders found along the roadside in Ganapora, area of Kralgund Handwara in Kupwara district.” “At approximately 8:00 am, the ROP of 25 ADP spotted three suspicious tiny gas cylinders concealed under some bushes, roughly 100 meters from the Ganapora crossing, travelling towards Udipura,” it continued.” The security officers quickly assessed and reduced the threat after becoming aware of the potential threat. The suspected cylinders were securely destroyed by the joint team of the 30RR and the Handwara Police at around 1030 hours, it added.
