Boy injured in land mine blast near the LoC

A boy was injured in a land mine blast near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir in Jammu, official sources said on Saturday.

Younis, a 14 year old boy, was walking near his border village Bagyal Dhara near the LoC in Poonch district on Friday evening when he stepped over a mine, they said, adding he was injured in the blast.

First Published: Feb 28, 2009 12:20 IST