Troops fired prevent infiltration bid

Srinagar : Troops fired to foil an infiltration attempt from across the border killing two militants near the Line of Control (LoC) at Tangdhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday, defence sources said.

They said the troops, after noticing the movement of suspicious elements sounded alarm to move back but they were fired upon by a group of militants along the LoC, about 180 kms from here.

The firing in retaliation led to a fierce encounter between the two sides.

Reports reaching here said that two infiltrators were killed in the gunfight so far.