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Pakistan army fires at border posts in J&K

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IANS Jammu
Last Updated : Dec 16 2016 | 4:08 PM IST

The Pakistan Army resorted to indiscriminate firing at Indian positions on the Line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, a military spokesperson said here.

Lt. Col. Manish Mehta said the Pakistan Army initiated fire with "small arms, automatics and mortars on the Indian Army posts along the Line of control (LoC) in Poonch district".

"The Indian Army retaliated strongly and effectively," he said.

The exchange of fire continued for about an hour.

--IANS

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First Published: Dec 16 2016 | 4:02 PM IST

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