Unclaimed water bottle creates IED scare in Rajouri

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Security forces chase Kashmiri villagers who clashed with them in Hajin, 38 kilometers (24 miles) north of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017. Soldiers began an anti-militant operation by cordoning off northern Hajin town on a tip that rebels were hiding in the area. Two Indian air force commandos and two rebels were killed in the ensuing intense fighting. Street clashes erupted shortly after the fighting ended as hundreds of residents demanded an end to Indian rule in Kashmir. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

An unclaimed water bottle caused panic in Panja Chowk of Rajouri with police and paramilitary CRPF rushing to the area, suspecting it to be an IED, officials said.

They said at about 7:50 a.m., Police’s Special Operation Group along with Bomb Disposal Squad and CRPF cordoned off Panja Chowk after information that there was unclaimed object. Without taking any chances, they said, the object was thoroughly checked.

“After inspection, it turned out to be a water bottle,” a police officer told GNS. Asked about the panic due to it, he said, “Security establishment does not take any chances.” (GNS)

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