Security personnel defuse roadside bomb in Manipur

Imphal: A bomb weighing 2 kg, allegedly planted at a roadside to attack security personnel, was recovered by paramilitary forces patrolling an interior village in Manipur’s Thoubal district.
The police said today Assam Rifles personnel of the 15th battalion, patrolling Khangabok, about 35 km south-east of Imphal, on Monday, detected a suspicious object at a roadside.

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Security personnel immediately cordoned off the area after confirmation that it was an explosive material, the police said.
The bomb was later defused. A remote-controlled device and some other underground materials were recovered from the spot.
The police said at least seven bombs were planted in different parts of the valley in the past 40 days by suspected militants targeted against security personnel.