‘Infiltration’ bid foiled in Poonch,Indo-Pak armies exchange fire
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5 Dariya News (Rouf Pampori,Yawar Shafi )
Poonch , 30 Jun 2014
The army on Friday claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid in Balakote sector of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.Army officials told GNS that a group of militants tried to intrude through Trikundi forests along the Line of Control (LoC) around 10:30 p.m last night “under the cover of Pakistan army firing.”“However, troopers from 6 Rajputna Rifles foiled their attempt and gave them befitting reply,” they said.The firing between the two sides continued till 12:00 am, they said, adding a search operationon Monday was carried out in the area. “However, it was later called off,” they said. (GNS)