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10 children injured, driver killed as Indian troops target school van along LoC
[DAWN] At least 10 children were maimed, three of them seriously, when Indian troops opened fire on a school van in Azad Jammu and Kashmire along the Line of Control (LoC) on Friday, Assistant Commissioner Zeeshan Khan said.The driver of the van, carrying 20 students of a private school, was struck down in his prime as the vehicle came under attack in Nakyal sector of Kotli district. "A shell fired by Indian troops hit a school van at LoC in Nakyal sector," Zeeshan Haider, a senior government official told AFP. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement confirmed that a civilian was killed and four school children injured "when Indian troops violating ceasefire sanctity" targeted the school van. "Pak troops effectively responded and targeted Indian posts from where fire was coming," the ISPR added. The injured children are between the age of eight and 15 years, AC Zeeshan said. The injured children were transferred to District Headquarters Hospital Kotli. Three amongst the injured were reported to be at death's door and will be transferred to Islamabad for treatment. Muhammad Nasrullah Khan, a doctor in Nakyal hospital told AFP that the children had shrapnel injuries but their condition was not life threatening. The latest cross-border firing has come after a calm of over two weeks at the LoC. On Nov 23, nine people were killed when Indian troops targeted a passenger bus in AJK's Lawat area. Posted by: Fred 2016-12-17 |
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