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Two militants killed along LoC in Balakote: Army

An armed forces personnel stands deployed near Line of Control in JK. [FPK File Photo/ Vikar Syed]

Jammu: Army on Sunday said that two militants were killed along the line of control in Balakote Poonch.

“Operation to nab (militants) involved in the Dhangri attack continue. Alert troops deployed on the border fence in Balakot detected and neutralised two (militants) so far”, army said in a tweet.

“The area has been cordoned off and operations are in progress,” the army said.

Pertinently, the killing of two militants comes amid high alert in Jammu’s, Poonch-Rajouri districts in the wake of recent killings of six people including two minors in Danghri area of Rajouri.

Meanwhile, one of the injured in Danghri firing incident succumbed early morning today, taking the toll of slain to seven.

The slain as per officials was air-lifted from GMC Rajouri to Jammu hospital. He has been identified as Prince Sharma. He was injured on the first day of firing incident at Dhangri.

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