The Indian Army, on Saturday, said a major IED (improvised explosive device) attack on the Srinagar-Kupwara Highway was averted near Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to news agency ANI, a high-powered IED connected with three 10-kilogram LPG cylinders was spotted by an alert Road Opening Party near Langait. It was planted on the National Highway that connects Kupwara with Srinagar.
The IED was detected by the column of an Air Defence Unit present in the area, the Army said.
Nearly 1,000 civil vehicles and 200 defence vehicles crossed the area where IED was planted.