SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- An Indian military trooper was killed and another wounded Thursday in a gunfight on Line of Control (LoC), dividing Kashmir, officials said.
The gunfight, according to the Indian military, broke out in Tanghdar sector of frontier Kupwara district, about 152 km northwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
"Today troops intercepted a group of infiltrators attempting to infiltrate inside our territory," a defense official said. "The infiltrators fired upon the troops which was retaliated. However, in the ensuing gunfight a trooper was killed and another wounded."
Reports said reinforcements have been rushed to the spot to trace infiltrators and searches were going on in the area.
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