Suspicious object found in Nowgam, traffic suspended

STATE TIMES NEWS

SRINAGAR: Traffic on Panthachowk-Parimpora bypass had to be stopped after security forces found a suspicious object, believed to be an IED, by the roadside in Nowgam area of the city, police said.
CRPF personnel, patrolling the Srinagar-Baramulla highway, found the tin can lying by the roadside, a police official said.
He said the traffic along the arterial road had to be stopped and a bomb disposal squad summoned to check the tin can for any explosives.
Further details are awaited.