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India, Pakistan trade heavy fire in Jammu district

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India, Pakistan trade heavy fire in Jammu district

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Jammu - "They are using small arms and automatic weapons to target our positions" said an Indian defence spokesman.

Published: Mon 20 Jul 2015, 8:22 AM

Updated: Mon 20 Jul 2015, 10:59 AM

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  • IANS

Heavy firing started early Monday between the Indian and Pakistani troopers along the line of control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu region.
"Pakistan army resorted to heavy unprovoked firing at our positions in Shahpur sector of the LoC around midnight," an Indian defence spokesman told IANS here. 
"They are using small arms and automatic weapons to target our positions. Our troopers are effectively retaliating the firing," he added. 
Intermittent firing exchanges were going on in the area when last reports came in.



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