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NEW DELHI: In 2018, highly trained sniper terrorists changed the rules of the game in Kashmir's insurgency and sharpshooters from the National Security Guard were despatched to the Valley. Now, after Pulwama, vehicle-borne IEDs (VBIEDs) are the latest worry for security forces with intelligence inputs indicating more such attacks could be planned.
Sources said bomb-makers prefer to install explosives in more than one vehicle as the process is time-consuming and requires expertise. So, such IED experts may rig four-five vehicles before returning to their bases, possibly in Pakistan-controlled territory across the LoC.
To counter the threat, security forces...