18 September 2017

News Story: 2 militants killed near Kashmir LoC - Indian army

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- At least two militants were killed Saturday in a gunfight near the Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir, officials said.

The gunfight, according to Indian army officials, broke out in Machil sector of frontier Kupwara district, about 165 km northwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.

According to Indian military spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia, the militants were trying to infiltrate deep inside Indian-controlled Kashmir.

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