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Army foils infiltration bid on LoC, 3 soldiers martyr, 4 militants killed

By FnF Defence Correspondent | PUBLISHED: 21, May 2017, 18:41 pm IST | UPDATED: 22, May 2017, 15:45 pm IST

Army foils infiltration bid on LoC, 3 soldiers martyr, 4 militants killed Jammu: After battling infiltrators for over 36 hours, the army on Sunday killed four militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said, adding that three soldiers were also killed.

The fierce encounter began when alert troops intercepted a group of infiltrators near the Line of Control in Kupwara district's Naugam on Saturday. While two terrorists were gunned down on Saturday, two soldiers were martyred in the operation.

"An infiltration bid was foiled by alert troops along the LoC in Naugam sector. Two infiltrating terrorists were killed," an army official had said.

After battling the infiltrators for over 36 hours, the army killed another terrorist even as another jawan sacrificed his life.

"Two more terrorists were killed today while another soldier attained martyrdom," the official said.

A sanitisation operation is currently underway along the LoC. Four weapons and other war-like stores have also been recovered from the encounter site.

Defence minister Arun Jaitley had on Friday lauded the "aggressive domination" and "readiness of troops" in giving a befitting reply to any threats from across the border.

The Kashmir valley has witnessed a spurt in incidents of violence and infiltrarion attempts in the last couple of months. The Pakistani troops were involved in 67 ceasefire violations in the first four months of 2017, with maximum of 26 incidents reported in April. A total of 27 terrorists were killed between January and April in counter-insurgency operations.
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