An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detected by a joint team of police and security forces in the Tulibal area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday morning.

A joint team of police and Army detected an IED in Tulibal along the Sopore-Kupwara bypass road, as per a report.

Shortly after the detection of the IED, the traffic was halted and the movement of people was restricted, they said. A Bomb Disposal Squad was rushed to the spot.

An official said the BDS destroyed the IED without causing any harm.