Pulwama-Like Terror Attack Averted In Kashmir, Forces Seize 20Kg IED From Car, Driver Escapes

In a major development, security forces in Kashmir today averted a huge terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) laden car was detected in Pulwama district.

The explosive-laden car was reportedly placed at a strategic location to target a security forces convoy or a defence installation.

"A major incident of a vehicle borne #IED blast is averted by the timely input and action by #Pulwama Police, CRPF and Army," the Kashmir zone police wrote on its Twitter handle.

Reports suggest a white Hyundai Santro car with a fake registration number was flagged by security forces yesterday night at a mobile vehicle check point but the driver sped away.

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They said the security forces fired a few shots at the car, which they found abandoned some distance away. While checking, an IED was found fitted in the vehicle, which was later defused.

The driver, who is believed to be a Hizbul Mujahideen militant, managed to escape after initial firefight in the cover of darkness.

People living in nearby houses were evacuated and the vehicle exploded in site by the Bomb Disposal Squad as moving the vehicle would have involved serious threat.

Huge tragedy averted in Kashmir! An intended IED attack in Pulwama in South Kashmir foiled owing to alertness of security forces.

See the controlled explosion of IED in the car it was being carried in. Imagine the havoc that would've been caused if terrorists had been successful pic.twitter.com/XCoHpWAtU9

¡ª Lt Gen Satish Dua?? (@TheSatishDua) May 28, 2020

In a similar IED attack, in February 2019, 40 CRPF soldiers were killed by a car driven by one Adil Ahmed Dar, a Jaish terrorist.