Averting a major terror incident, Army on Wednesday said to have recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Chowkibal in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), informed that a major terror incident was averted today by recovering an IED.

“IED Recovered near Chowkibal on Srinagar – Chowkibal Highway. Chinar Warriors averted a major terror incident today by recovering & in-situ destroying an IED near Chowkibal on Srinagar – Chowkibal Highway. Indian Army stands by its commitment to keep Kashmir terror-free,” the post reads—(KNO).