IEDs recovered from militant hideout in J&K

Srinagar: Army has unearthed a militant hideout near the Line of Control in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered five IEDs, a police official said on Friday.

The troopers of 12 Maratha Regiment of the Army unearthed the hideout during search operations in Amrohi forests of north Kashmir district yesterday, the official said.

The items recovered from the hideout during the operation include, five IEDs weighing 500 gm each, 35 metres of electric wire and three detonators, he said.