A suspicious object found along the Handwara Baramulla highway in north Kashmir was destroyed on Thursday morning, officials said.
They said a suspicious object was found on a roadside at Thokerpora along the Handwara-Baramulla Highway, leading to the suspension of traffic in the area as a precautionary measure.
Officials said the area was sealed and a bomb disposal squad was called.
“The suspected object was blasted in a controlled explosion ,” officials said.
It was not immediately clear whether the suspicious object was an improvised explosive device (IED) or something else.
