Army intercepts infiltrating terrorists; 4 soldiers injured in encounter
14 Jun 2016 5:54 PM IST
Both the injured jawans have been evacuated and their condition is stable.
The gaps in the Indo-Pak border are covered by digital video recorders and thermal imaging cameras, but none of them showed any record of attempted infiltration around the time of the attack. (Photo: PTI)
Srinagar: Army on Tuesday intercepted a group of terrorists near the Line of Control (LoC) when they were trying to infiltrate from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, triggering an encounter in which four soldiers were injured.
The infiltrators were attempting to sneak in through the Macchil sector of Kupwara district of Kashmir when they were confronted by the army and the gunfight was still underway.
Alert army troops foiled an infiltration bid in Machhil sector this afternoon, an army official said here.
He said the militants have been engaged by the soldiers and exchange of firing was going on till reports last came in. Four soldiers were injured in the ongoing operation, the official said.
( Source : PTI )
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