JAMMU: The bomb disposal squad of the
army on Monday destroyed two live mortar
shells fired by Pakistani troops to target forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in
Poonch district of Jammu and
Kashmir, officials said.
The 81 mm shells had remained unexploded during the recent cross-border shelling by
Pakistan and were noticed in the Balakote sector, they said.
The officials said the army experts rushed to the spot and later safely destroyed the
mortar shells.