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Two soldier injured in cross LoC firing
Srinagar: Two army soldiers were injured in cross border shelling in Balakote area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
Reports said that the soldiers namely Naib Subedar Satpal and Havaldar Dharmpal of 14 Punjab Regiment suffered splinter injuries after the Pakistani army attacked the Indian army’s posts in Balakote sector of Mendhar today early in the morning.
Both the injured were immediately taken Militarily Hospital Rajouri for treatment, they said.
An army officer also confirmed the injuries and said that the soldiers manning the fence retaliated strongly. (GNS)