Friday, April 1 2005 10:22 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Srinagar: Foiling militants' plan to target the Srinagar-Muzzaffarabad bus, Border Security Force (BSF) personnel recovered 117 kg of powerful explosives hidden in four scooters on the route, a BSF spokesman said today (April 1, 2005).

The explosive-laden four scooters were seized on Arampur-Srinagar and Arampur-Highgam roads on Srinagar-Baramulla Highway last evening (Mar 31, 2005), the spokesman said.

Acting on specific information that militants will try to target the Srinagar-Muzzaffarabad bus, to be flagged off by the Prime Minister on April 7, BSF troops had set up several checkpoints on the route.

The four explosive-laden vehicles were recovered between 18:30 hrs (IST) and 19:30 hrs (IST), he said.

However, no arrests have been made so far.