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Pakistan delivers sticky bombs on drones packed inside children tiffin boxes in Akhnoor sector

This payload-carrying a magnetic IED fitted with a timer was brought down by alert BSF personnel who fired a few shots at it, thus foiling Pakistan's sinister plot to carry serial blasts ahead of the Amarnath pilgrimage.

Times Now Digital

Updated Jun 7, 2022, 10:49 IST

IEDs were disguised as tiffin boxes.

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KEY HIGHLIGHTS

IEDs had different timings like 8 hours, three and two hours set for detonation.
BSF recovered 3 magnetic IEDs packed inside children's tiffin boxes during search ops.

By Pradeep Dutta

Jammu: Pakistan's sinister plot to carry out serial blasts in the Jammu region ahead of the Amarnath pilgrimage was foiled by alert BSF personnel.

Three magnetic Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) attached as payload with a drone, were brought down by alert BSF personnel in the Akhnoor sector today thus foiling Pakistan's sinister plot to carry out serial blasts in the Jammu region.

These timer IEDs had different timings like 8 hours, three and two hours set for detonation. Later these IEDs also known as sticky bombs were defused at Dayaran area of Kanachak in Jammu.

A senior police officer informed Times Now that BSF personnel deployed along the international border in the Akhnoor sector heard a beeping sound last night. They got alert and fired a few rounds at the drone.

"The payload attached with the drone was brought down. However, the drone managed to flee back to Pakistani side," informed a senior police officer.

Soon after that police party rushed to the spot and conducted a search operation in the Kanachak area. During the process, they recovered three magnetic IEDs packed inside children's tiffin boxes with set timers.

The IEDs were later defused through a controlled explosion.

There are inputs that Pakistan will use more drones in the coming days to deliver sticky bombs to target security force vehicles. On May 29 police had brought down a drone carrying a payload of seven UBGL rounds and sticky bombs in the Kathua sector.

Why sticky bombs are a big challenge for security agencies in J&K?

Sticky bombs were first used by the Taliban in 2005 against American forces. Once again Afghanistan is seeing a spate of "sticky bomb" attacks.

Smuggling of these magnetic IEDs in J&K has become a big challenge for security agencies involved in counter-terror operations here.

With this lethal weapon in the hands of terrorists, security agencies appreg3nd that the Taliban-style violent insurgency could soon grip this region.

Troops have seized dozens of "sticky bombs" during raids or counter-infiltration operations along the line of control (LoC).

How sticky bombs work?

Sticky bombs, or Magnet-attached Improvised Explosive Devices (MIEDs), can be easily planted on vehicles and detonated remotely.

For planting this sticky bomb no specialized training is required. Any over ground worker (OGW) can be used for planting this magnetic IED to blow off security vehicles.

"Loss of several top brains during operation all out launched by security forces in Kashmir has led terror outfits to change their strategy. To avoid direct confrontation with men in uniform, they are now resorting to these easy and cheap tactics," said a senior police officer.

Earlier this month, intelligence agencies believe that a similar sticky bomb was used by terrorists to target a bus carrying Vaishno Devi pilgrims, that was on its way from Katra bus stand to Jammu. Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) is yet to submit a conclusive report in this regard.

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