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Five-kg bomb found in Chhattisgarh, defused
Kanker (Chhattisgarh), May 22 (IANS) A five-kg explosive packed in a lunchbox and planted under a bridge in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh was found on Monday by security forces, police said.The impr
Published: May 22, 2017 5:01 PM IST 
Kanker (Chhattisgarh), May 22 (IANS) A five-kg explosive packed in a lunchbox and planted under a bridge in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh was found on Monday by security forces, police said.
The improvised bomb was later defused by security forces.
Kanker Sub-Divisional Police Officer Rajkumar Markam said the explosive was planted on the Amabeda-Dhanora road by Maoists as part of their plan to trigger a blast.
A joint team of police and paramilitary force found the explosive during a search operation, he said.
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