IED recovered in Munger
Patna: A joint team of STF and CRPF recovered a 15x3 inches IED, weighing 7kg, foiling an alleged conspiracy by Maoists in Haveli Kharagpur police station area of Munger district on Tuesday.
This bomb was planted on the side of the newly constructed Morang road. During a joint search operation, the security personnel saw a suspicious blue wire on the road. The CRPF's bomb detection and disposal squad destroyed it at a safe place.
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