Jammu, May 31 -- A rusted mortar shell was recovered near a river in Poonch district on Saturday and later defused safely, officials said.
The shell was found in Jogger's Park by a youth who had gone for a morning walk in the park near the Pulastya River, close to the Sher-i-Kashmir Bridge on the outskirts of Poonch town, they said.
He informed the police, prompting the Army to rush to the area and defuse the shell safely, they said.
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