SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- An Indian trooper was wounded in a landmine blast near the Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir, Indian police in Kashmir said Tuesday.
The blast, which happened in Mendhar sector of Poonch district, about 185 km southwest of Srinagar, on Monday evening, was triggered by a fallen stone, police said.
The soldier was immediately evacuated and sent to a military hospital for treatment.
LoC is de facto border that divides Kashmir into Indian- and Pakistani-controlled parts. Both sides of the ceasefire line is believed to be heavily mined.
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