Army foils infiltration bid along LoC, 1 militant killed

Incident took place at Uri sector

September 26, 2017 09:16 am | Updated 09:17 am IST - Srinagar

An Army soldier takes up position during a gunbattle in Uri. File photo

An Army soldier takes up position during a gunbattle in Uri. File photo

A militant was killed on Tuesday as Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

“An infiltration bid has been eliminated in general area Zorawar of Uri sector. One terrorist has been killed,” an Army official said.

He said a weapon has been recovered from the site of the encounter. The operation is on and further details are awaited, the official added.

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