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Pakistan Rangers resort to unprovoked firing in Jammu

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IANS Jammu

The Pakistan Rangers Saturday resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian positions on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

"The Pakistan Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing at Vikram outpost of the BSF (Border Security Force) in Arnia of R.S. Pura sector of the international border today (Saturday)," a senior police officer told IANS here.

"The firing started at 12.15 a.m. The Pakistan Rangers used automatics and small weapons to target the BSF post," he said.

The police officer said: "The BSF troops retaliated to the firing. The firing exchanges continued up to 1 a.m."

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First Published: Dec 27 2014 | 11:00 AM IST

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