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4 Pak posts across LoC destroyed by Indian troops: Army

Heavy casualties have been inflicted on the Pakistani side

Army personnel take positions and moves towards the site where militants were hiding during an encounter at Lachipora in Uri Sector of north Kahsmir. Photo: PTI

Army personnel take positions and moves towards the site where militants were hiding during an encounter at Lachipora in Uri Sector of north Kahsmir. Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India Srinagar
Army on Saturday said it has destroyed four Pakistani posts in a massive assault across the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of north Kashmir's Kupwara district.

"Four Pakistani posts have been destroyed in a massive fire assault in Keran Sector," an army official said.

Heavy casualties have been inflicted on the Pakistani side, he said, without giving further details.

The firing assault comes in retaliation to ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops in the Keran sector earlier in the day, in which one BSF jawan and a civilian woman were injured.

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First Published: Oct 30 2016 | 2:23 AM IST

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