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Four Killed in India-Pakistan Cross Border Firing
[ENGLISH.ALMANAR.LB] Two children and another civilian were killed along with a soldier in firing across the border between India and Pakistain, officials from both sides said Monday, as tensions soar between the nuclear-armed rivals.Pakistain’s military said an 18-month-old girl and another civilian were killed on its side of the border in "unprovoked firing" by the Indian army. "Due to Indian unprovoked firing last night a civilian, Muhammad Latif of village Janglora, and a minor Haniya, age one and a half, embraced shahadat (martyrdom) while seven civilians were maimed," a military statement said. The firing took place across the border between Indian-held Kashmire and Pakistain’s Punjab 1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard 2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers 3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots.... province in the villages of Harpal, Pukhlian and Charwah, the statement said. Indian police said the late night heavy exchange of firing occurred in its RS Pura sector, killing an Indian border security guard and a six-year-old boy. The Border Security Force (BSF) soldier died after he received splinters from a mortar shell fired by Pakistain rangers, Danish Rana, inspector general of police for the area, told AFP. "The boy and the BSF soldier died during the intense exchange of small arms fire and mortars throughout the night along the border," Rana said. Six other civilians were also injured during the exchange, said another Indian police officer speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... . Posted by: Fred 2016-10-25 |
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