Army jawans arriving at the encounter site at Beighpora area in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, on May 6, 2020.

Army jawans arriving at the encounter website at Beighpora area in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, on May 6, 2020.|Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD

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The improvised explosive device IED was securely defused.

A vehicle-borne IED blast was avoided as security forces spotted a vehicle fitted with dynamites in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, authorities said.

“A significant incident of a lorry borne IED blast is prevented by the prompt input and action by Pulwama Police, CRPF and Army,” the Kashmir zone authorities composed on its Twitter handle.