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Army porter killed in Uri ceasefire violation

| @indiablooms | Oct 21, 2017, at 07:57 pm
Srinagar, Oct 21 (IBNS): A army porter was killed and a girl and a civilian injured as Pakistan violated ceasefire in the Uri sector in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, Army said on Saturday.

According to Army sources, Pakistani troops fired at Indian posts at Kamalkote Uri, at around 11 am and Indian soldiers retaliated the fire.

“The exchange of fire continued for over an hour. A porter was killed while girl and civilian  injured in the firing,” defence sources said.

They said that soon after the ceasefire violation, the Army has started a combing operation in the area.


(Reporting by Saleem Qadri)

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