Live hand-grenade found in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, defused

A live hand-grenade was found during digging at a private land near a temple in the Gagwal area and people immediately alerted the police, the officials said.

By PTI | Updated: Nov 09, 2020, 04.03 PM IST

An army soldier carries arms and ammunition on the outskirts of Srinagar, Nov. 1, 2020 (Representative image)

JAMMU: A live hand-grenade was found during digging near a temple in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, officials said on Monday. The explosive weapon was defused safely later, they added.

A live hand-grenade was found during digging at a private land near a temple in the Gagwal area and people immediately alerted the police, the officials said.

A bomb disposal squad rushed to the area and defused it safely, thus averting a tragedy, they said.

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