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Two jawans killed in Pak firing

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
Two army jawans were killed todayas Pakistani troops pounded Indian positions with mortars and machine guns in Gurez sector in Kashmir along the Line of Control (LoC) in yet another ceasefire violation.

"The Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by opening firing in Gurez sectorat 12.30 pm which lasted till2.00 pm," an army spokesman said here.

He said two jawans were killed in the firing by Pakistani troops, who used automatic rifles, machine guns and mortars to target the Indian posts.

"Ourtroops responded tothe unprovoked aggression in equal measure," he added.

The ceasefire violation comes five days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled to visit toJammu and Kashmir on November 7.

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First Published: Nov 02 2015 | 8:57 PM IST

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