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2 killed on LoC
KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 9/6/2012 1:28:35 AM
SRINAGAR, Sep 5: An army man and a militant were killed in an encounter near the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar sector of Kupwara district, a defence spokesman.
Giving details he said, “An infiltration bid was foiled in Tangdhar sector last night. A militant was killed while another managed to flee back across the LoC in an injured condition."
He added that an army man was also killed.
The spokesman stated that this was the second infiltration attempt in Kashmir Valley in last three days.
Army on Sunday had claimed to have foiled a bid by militants to sneak into the Valley from Uri sector but there were no reports of any casualty in the operation.