A militant was killed as the Army thwarted an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in Gurez sector…
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A militant was killed as the Army thwarted an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in Gurez sector of Bandipora district in north Kashmir.
An Army official said the troops guarding the LoC observed movement of ultras trying to sneak into the valley from across the border and challenged them.
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During the exchange of fire, a militant was killed, the official said.
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With the latest operation, the number of militants killed in encounters along the LoC in north Kashmir in the past four days has gone up to 14.
An Army jawan also lost his life in one of the encounters.
A defence spokesman on Thursday said multiple attempts made by Pakistan army to push armed infiltrators across the LoC were foiled by the troops at Machhil and Naugam sectors in Kupwara district, Gurez in Bandipora district and Uri in Baramulla, resulting in the killing of seven militants.
All the four infiltration bids were aided by the Pakistani forces who provided active support, including cover fire using heavy calibre artillery, the Army's Northern Command had said in a statement.
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