Ranchi, March 25 -- Two American bombs believed to be from the World War II period, recovered from near the Subarnarekha river in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district, were successfully defused by a specialised Indian Army team on Wednesday, official sources said.
The bombs were found near Panipara village under Bahragora police station limits in Ghatshila subdivision. One bomb had been recovered around 10 days ago, while the second was found two days ago.
An Army bomb disposal squad had been stationed in the area for the past three days to carry out the operation.
The defusing exercise was conducted with support from the Jharkhand Police and the West Bengal Police, which maintained security in and around the site.
As a precaution, the a...