7 Bombs Defused In Manipur's Imphal East District By Joint Army, Police Team
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An army column received intelligence reports that warned of the hidden IEDs, after which a bomb-disposal team defused all the IEDs weighing 33 kg
The army and the Manipur Police averted a tragedy by defusing at least eight improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Imphal East district on Saturday, the defence spokesperson for Manipur, Nagaland and South Arunachal said in a statement. Search operations and area domination were conducted by security forces in the fringe and vulnerable areas of hill and valley districts. During the search operations the following recoveries were made:iii.07 (seven) IEDs and 01 (one) detonator from Saichang and Bongjang Hill... pic.twitter.com/XCryl5DRcU Search operations and area domination were conducted by security forces in the fringe and vulnerable areas of hill and valley districts. During the search operations the following recoveries were made:i.02 (two) local made single barrel guns, 01 (one) Country made 9mm pistol... pic.twitter.com/B066bkys18
An army column received intelligence reports that warned of the hidden IEDs, after which a bomb-disposal team went to the area and defused all the IEDs weighing 33 kg, the spokesperson said, adding the swift response averted major attacks on the security forces and commuters.
"In a swift and decisive joint operation, the Indian Army in collaboration with the Manipur Police successfully detected and defused eight IEDs in Saichang Itham area of Imphal East district, averting a major tragedy in the region," the spokesperson said in the statement.
