1. The Israeli troops defused the situation by allowing Palestinian cars to go through the checkpoint toward the demonstrators, creating a huge traffic jam. 2. The troops defused the explosives, NATO officials said. 3. A general strike called to condemn a bomb attack on journalists here paralysed the Kashmir Valley on Saturday as Indian troops defused a landmine in downtown Srinagar. 4. Troops also defused a landmine concealed in another polling station in the downtown Kalamdarpura area, they said. 5. Spanish troops defuse explosives around the Afghan capital as they listen to music from home. |