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Jammu and Kashmir: Infiltration bid foiled in Rajouri, terrorist killed

Jammu:

A terrorist was killed on Tuesday as the Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.

Defence sources said a group of three to four

terrorist

s tried to sneak into the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kalal sector of Nowshera in Rajouri.

"The group of infiltrating terrorists was challenged by the alert troops of the army. There was an explosion at the spot where the intruders tried to sneak into the Indian side.

"One terrorist was killed while others were forced to withdraw back to the Pakistani side. Two of the withdrawing terrorists were injured in this operation," a source said.

Meanwhile, Pakistan on Tuesday resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir's Kupwara district using mortars, officials said.

"Pakistan initiated an unprovoked ceasefire violation today along the LoC in Macchal and Gugaldhar Sector, Kupwara, in the afternoon hours by firing mortars and other weapons. Befitting response ensued," the Army said.

This comes just a day after Pakistan resorted to ceasefire violation along the LoC in Poonch.

There has been a spurt in ceasefire violations along the LoC in the Kupwara district and to the south of Pir Panchal in Rajouri and Poonch.

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