Jammu and Kashmir: Army officer killed in IED explosion in Rajouri

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An Army officer was killed on Saturday while defusing an improvised explosive device (IED) at Nowshera sector in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri.

The major rank officer was killed in an explosion which was planted by terrorists along the line of control (LoC).

Further details are awaited.

Today’s incident came just 48 hours after at least 40 CRPF personnel were killed in the worst terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district.