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10 injured in cross-LoC Indian shelling
[DAWN] Ten people, including two minor girls, were maimed in heavy shelling by Indian troops in Azad Jammu and Kashmire's Nakyal sector on Sunday, an official said.

"Indian troops started heavy mortar shelling at about 7am in the morning, targeting civilian populations in almost all villages along the Line of Control (LoC)," said Nakyal Assistant Commissioner Waleed Anwar.

According to the assistant commissioner the shelling finally ceased at noon.

A shell went kaboom! on the roof of the house of one Haji Aslam in Palani village, critically injuring three of his daughters, he said. The victims were identified as Musarrat, 22, Nargis, 25, and Samra, 15.

Elsewhere, in the same sector, 11-year-old Aleeba Majeed and 35-year-old Muhammad Zahoor Mughal were maimed in Jair Merg and Dharoti Naari villages respectively, Anwar said.


Posted by: Fred 2018-03-19
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