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Imphal: Plots by anti-social elements to trigger bloodshed in Manipur's Imphal East district were foiled by alert security forces on Saturday, police reported on Sunday.

Bomb experts from central security forces, in coordination with Manipur Police, neutralised explosive devices and averted a potential terror incident in the foothill area of Nongmaijing Chingkhong under Irilbung police station in Imphal East district.

Acting on a tip-off, a combined team of civil police, Assam Rifles, and CRPF personnel, equipped with a metal detector and a sniffer dog, launched a search operation that led to the recovery of a large cache of arms, explosives, and ammunition.

During the search, the sniffer dog d...