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Three improvised bombs recovered in Bihar

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Press Trust of India Patna
Three large improvised bombs were recovered and defused by security forces in Bihar's Gaya district today.

Officials said the locally-made lethal bombs were found in Rakshi-Tongila-Chatakpur and Bankebazar area of Gaya district.

A joint squad of CRPF and state police personnel recovered the bombs during a patrol and crippled them later, they said.

Many Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and landmines have been recovered in the run-up to the polls.

Yesterday, three CRPF personnel were killed while seven others were injured while tring to defuse a landmine in Aurangabad district.

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First Published: Apr 08 2014 | 1:21 PM IST

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