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2.5 kg IED planted between Johnstone school and M-Sector, CRPF personnel on patrol discovered the bomb this morning

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Imphal, 06 August 2016 ( Evening News ) : An IED weighing about 2.5 Kg was discovered today at a place just 50 metre away from where a powerful IED exploded yesterday injuring 1 CRPF personnel and a 2 year old girl. Personnel of 109 CRPF manning Raj Bhavan discovered the IED between Johnstone Higher Secondary School and M-Sector this morning around 6.15 while patrolling the area leading to BT Park. Two sniffer dogs detected the location of the IED. Top officials of Maipur police and a team of bomb squad rushed to the spot and tried to defuse the IED. The bomb squad had a hard time trying to defuse the IED which had a dual mechanism trigger. The team managed to defuse one of the triggers. Signal Jammer of Bihar Regiment and Bomb Basket were used and the IED was safely removed. Mention may be made that a sentry post of M-Sector stands just opposite the spot where the IED was found.

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