Rusted landmine defused on LoC

Excelsior Correspondent
MENDHAR, Aug 26: A rusted landmine was defused by the Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Monday, officials said.
The landmine was noticed by an Army patrol party in a forward village near the border fence in Balakote sector of Mendhar sub-division around 11 am, the officials said.
A Bomb Disposal Squad was immediately summoned and the landmine was safely destroyed in a controlled explosion without causing any damage, they said.