Mortar shell defused near LoC in Poonch

Jammu: A mortar shell, which did not explode during cross-border shelling, was on Tuesday safely defused by army experts near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

The shell was noticed lying in an open field at Khari Karmara by villagers, who informed the army, the officials said.

They said the army’s bomb disposal squad immediately rushed  to the spot and the mortar shell was safely defused.

Press Trust of india