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Indian Army officer and two soldiers killed in Ladakh's Galwan Valley on Monday night during "violent face off" with Chinese: Army

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A commanding officer of an army unit and two soldiers died in a violent face-off between Indian and Chinese soldiers at Galwan Valley, one of the four standoff points in the eastern Ladakh sector, a defence ministry statement said today. The Chinese side also suffered casualties during the face-off with Indian troops in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh on Monday night, ANI reported.
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