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Explosives-laden flag recovered in J&K

Jammu: Security forces have foiled an attempt by militants to trigger explosions on Independence Day by recovering an explosive-laden tricolour from a village in Ramban district. Official sources on Wednesday said that the flag was recovered on Tuesday from Ari village.

The flag has been seized and a hunt launched to track down militants making such flags, they said. The militants were planning to trigger blasts in Banihal during Independence Day celebrations. — PTI

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