In Jammu and Kashmir, five armed foreign militants were killed and three Army men lost their lives in a fierce gun battle that broke out along the Line of Control, LoC, in Kupwara sector. A senior Army official at Udhampur-based Northern Command told PTI on Monday night that acting on a tip off, troops picked up the movement of a group of infiltrating militants in 104 forward location along LoC in Kupwara belt and launched an operation, triggering the encounter. Details are awaited.<br/>
News On AIR | June 29, 2010 12:19 PM
Security forces eliminated five foreign militants in Kupwara sector in J&K