Jammu & Kashmir

Explosives found on Jammu-Pathankot highway, BDS on spot

Armed forces deployed on Srinagar-Jammu highway. [File Photo]

Jammu: Armed forces on Tuesday found explosives near a bridge on Jammu-Pathankot highway, while traffic has been diverted on the route as a precautionary measure, officials said.

An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the explosives were found near a bridge in Sherpur area on the highway.

He said that police and Indian army personnel have rushed to the spot, while a bomb disposal squad (BDS) has also been called in.

The authorities have also diverted traffic on the highway as a precautionary measures.

 

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by FPK staff and is published from a syndicated feed from KNO)

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