Rusted landmine defused along LoC in Poonch

Jammu, 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.