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| 5 Pak infiltrators, 2 soldiers among 11 killed | | | EARLY TIMES REPORTER
Srinagar, Aug 16 :
Army foiled a major infiltation bid today
when they gunned down five heavily armed Pakistani infiltrators
immediately after they sneaked into this side from Pakistan-occupied
Kashmir (PoK) in Machil sector in Jammu and Kashmir.
One soldier also lost his life and two others were wounded in the
encounter, early this morning.
Elsewhere in the state a soldier and a woman were among five
people killed during the past 24 hours.
A defence spokesman told UNI that troops guarding the
Line of Control (LoC) noticed a group of militants trying to sneak
into this side under the cover of darkness.
He said when challenged and asked to surrender, militants opened
fire with atuomatic weapons and also hurled hand grenades.
Troops immediately sealed the entire area and returned the fire,
he said, adding so far five infiltrators had been killed.
''We lost one soldier and two others were wounded in the gun
battle,'' he said, adding the entire area has been sealed and a
massive hunt has been launched in the woods to nab more
members of the group, if any.
Spokesman said efforts were being made from across the border to
send as many militants into this side as possible before the
infiltrating routes were closed due to snowfall.
However, he said, troops were already on high alert to foil such
attempts.
More than 50 militants have been killed by security forces this
year after they sneaked into this side after the melting of snow on
the high peaks. |
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