New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) weighing 3 to 5 kilogram hidden along a roadside in Odisha's Koraput district on Saturday, November 20, according to the BSF personnel.

The explosive device was recovered by the BSF's 151 Battalion at 8.30 a.m. on Friday, according to the BSF. "The bomb was hidden near Pujhariput chowk on Ramagiri Gupteshwar road, approximately five kilometres from Company Operating Base (COB) Ramagiri in Koraput district," according to the BSF.

"Bomb Disposal Squad and explosive checking dog confirmed an improvised explosive device found concealed and placed on the pavement of under-construction roadside near Pujariput chowk."  The Bomb Disposal Squad successfully defused the Explosive Device, according to the report.

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