Two Terrorists Killed as Army Foils Infiltration Bid in J-K

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Last Updated: July 19, 2023, 11:15 IST

Srinagar, India

The Army said the operation was still in progress (Representational Image/PTI)

The Army said the operation was still in progress (Representational Image/PTI)

"In a Joint Operation launched by Indian Army and J&K Police, an infiltration bid was foiled today morning by alert troops along LOC in Macchal Sector, Kupwara," Army's Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said in a tweet

Security forces on Wednesday foiled an infiltration bid along the LoC in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, killing two terrorists, the Army said.

“In a Joint Operation launched by Indian Army and J&K Police, an infiltration bid was foiled today morning by alert troops along LOC in Macchal Sector, Kupwara," Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said in a tweet.

It said two terrorists were eliminated while four AK rifles and six hand grenades were among the war-like stores recovered from the scene of the gun battle.

The Army said the operation was still in progress.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI)
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first published:July 19, 2023, 11:15 IST
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