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Six injured in Pak mortar shelling in LoC

| @indiablooms | Oct 18, 2017, at 06:54 pm
Srinagar, Oct 18 (IBNS) : Three labourers were among over half a dozen people injured in heavy mortar shelling by Pakistani troops on Wednesday at various places along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, The Indian Express reported.

According to reports,  shelling from across the border started at around 7 am and is still underway. Indian troops retaliated.

The Injured labourers are from Udhampur and Madhya Pradesh.

The shells fell over half a dozen villages in  Balakote and Mendhar areas. The affected villages are  Balakote, Gohlad, Phanaha Choki, Nabni, Lanjote and Rellhian.

The police, however, confirmed having received reports about the injury of two civilians in Balakote area, saying that three vehicles were also damaged in shelling from across the border.

Last Saturday, four siblings including two girls, were injured in Pakistani shelling on civilian population at Basooni and Sandote villages in Balakote sector.

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