Jammu/Anantnag, December 1

Two soldiers were killed and two others were injured in an accidental landmine blast in Pallanwala area of the Akhnoor sector near the Line of Control (LoC).

The injured have been shifted to hospital, where the condition of a soldier is stated to be critical.

While Vivek Gupta, DIG, Jammu, said two soldiers had been killed, the Army is yet to confirm the incident. 

Meanwhile, a civilian was injured on Saturday evening in crossfiring as security forces and militants briefly exchanged gunfire in Pulwama district of south Kashmir.

The injured civilian has been identified as Bashir Ahmad Mir, a resident of Litter village. Sources said militants opened fire at an Army patrol party in Niloora village of the district at 6 pm. “The Army retaliated and in the exchange of fire, a civilian was injured.”  

Police officials, however, said the exchange of fire took place amid a cordon and search operation in the area.

The injured civilian was being treated at the Sub-District Hospital in Bijbehara. — TNS