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Swarajya Staff
Jan 15, 2018, 02:02 PM | Updated 02:02 PM IST
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Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed and many injured in retaliatory firing by Indian Army along the Line of Control (LoC), in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Monday, the Times of India has reported.
According to the daily, the retaliatory firing was carried out after an Indian soldier was killed in Pakistani firing along the LoC on Saturday.
“Army has carried out retaliation against Pakistani troops across Jaglote area along the LoC in Mendhar sector of Poonch district”, the daily quoted a senior Army officer as saying. “In the retaliatory action, there were seven fatal causalities to Pakistani troops and four others injured,” the official added.
More details awaited.