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| Cross-border firing kills two Indian soldiers: Army |
| 2016-11-07 |
| [Iran Press TV] At least two Indian soldiers have been killed during an exchange of fire with Pak troops along the de facto border dividing the disputed region of Kashmire. The Indian army said in a statement that two of its soldiers were killed on Sunday in the latest exchange of cross-border fire with Pakistain along the Line of Control (LoC). Separately, one soldier was killed in a firefight as Indian troops pushed back against "infiltrators" from the Pak side, Indian army front man, Colonel N. N. Joshi, said. Another soldier died in a separate incident in the disputed region, but military sources did not elaborate on the circumstances surrounding the incident. Indian and Pak forces have been engaged in similar festivities in the disputed region over the past months. Each side accuses the other of provocation. Last week, authorities on both sides closed hundreds of schools along frontier areas when cross-border firing killed 14 residents. Apparently India has responded: The Indian Army said that while the infiltration bids were foiled, it has also inflicted heavy damage to several Pakistani posts across the Line of Control in Poonch sector . At least four places came under indiscriminate shelling and firing by Pakistani army targeting civil and defence facilities and civilian areas, a senior army officer said said. "Unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan army in Poonch sector from 1015 hours using 120 mm mortars, 82 mm mortars and automatic weapons," the spokesman said. He said the Indian army effectively and appropriately retaliated the fire using same caliber weapons, shelling and firing exchange was still on. |
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| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-11-07 11:21 |
| #1 He said the Indian army effectively and appropriately retaliated the fire using same caliber weapons, shelling and firing exchange was still on. They use a 120 mortar you use a MLRS They use an 82 mm mortar, you use a battery of 155 howitzers They kill 2 of yours you level a CP. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-11-07 10:12 |