Army on Sunday said an infiltration bid was foiled by the troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
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A spokesman said that suspicious movement of unidentified persons was detected by a patrolling party of the army last night at 1 am in Machhil sector.
“Militants trying to infiltrate (were) intercepted by own troops; contact (was) established. 1 militant (was) killed. 1 AK & 2 bags recovered,” said the spokesman, in a statement.
The operation is in progress, he said.
