41.   Bomb squads were rushed to the site and the devices were defused just minutes before the packed Jammu Mail train was scheduled to pass by Saroor, he said.

42.   Bomb disposal experts defused the devices without causing victims or damage, they added.

43.   Bomb experts Thursday defused a device believed to contain the plastic explosive Semtex in a hardware store near the Irish border, a spokesman said.

44.   But Zilic said defusing the devices was a straightforward task that takes only seven minutes.

45.   The two bus stations were immediately evacuated and bomb disposal squads sent in to defuse the devices, he said.

46.   Tribal militia officers told reporters the device was defused and no damage was caused.

47.   When they left, security services were alerted and defused the device.

48.   It said a bomb squad was attempting to defuse the device.

49.   Police defused the device early Saturday.

50.   Police defused the device, for which the IRA later claimed responsibilty.