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Army foils infiltration bid in Nowgam, 3 soldiers among 7 killed
Four militants and three soldiers were killed in an operation in Nowgam sector in North Kashmir, army said on Sunday.
Updated on: May 21, 2017, 20:51:16 IST
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Four militants and three soldiers were killed in an operation in Nowgam sector in North Kashmir, army said on Sunday.
A Srinagar-based army spokesperson said, “Total four terrorists killed. Three soldiers attained martyrdom.”
He added that four weapons and other warlike stores were recovered and sanitisation operations were on.
The operation had begun on Saturday after militants tried to infiltrate from across the LOC.
HT had reported that by Saturday night two soldiers and two militants were killed in the gun-battle.
Details about the slain soldiers is awaited.
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