The blast hit the peacekeepers while they were out on a morning run. PTI file
Kinshasa, November 8
An explosion killed a child and injured 32 Indian peacekeepers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma on Tuesday, the UN mission there said.The blast hit the peacekeepers while they were out on a morning run in the western Goma neighbourhood of Keyshero, the mission added. The cause was not immediately clear.
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Ismael Salumu, an imam at a nearby mosque, said three peacekeepers were killed. “We just heard the explosion and the cries. We then ran over to see,” he told Reuters.About 18,000 uniformed UN personnel operate in Congo, where millions died in regional conflicts between 1996 and 2003 and dozens of armed groups continue to operate. Reuters
Two soldiers killed in Nowshera shelling
Amir Karim Tantray & Shyam Sood
Tribune News Service
Jammu/Rajouri, November 8
The day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meet with all three Service chiefs and had a detailed discussion over the situation after surgical strikes, two soldiers were killed when a shell exploded near their vehicle in the Nowshera sector on the Line of Control (LoC).The martyred soldiers have been identified as Naik Pritam Singh of 55 Rashtriya Rifles and Naik Harvinder Singh.Sources said the mortar shell from Pakistani side hit the Army vehicle near Manglamata when the vehicle was on the way to Nowshera. Violating the ceasefire agreement, Pakistani troops had since Tuesday morning resorted to unprovoked firing and shelling in the Nowshera and Krishnaghati sectors. They fired 120 mm, 82 mm mortars and automatic weapons.“Pakistan resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in the Nowshera and Krishnaghati sectors and the Army responded befittingly,” said Lt Col Manish Mehta, PRO, Defence Jammu.“Heavy mortar shelling has been taking places in many forward villages in the Nowshera sub-division since 8.30 am. No loss of life of any civilian was reported till afternoon. However, a soldier has died and another critically injured,” said Harbans Singh, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Nowshera, on Tuesday evening.With today’s incident, four soldiers have died in three days. On November 6, two soldiers — Gursewak Singh and Rajinder Narayan Tupare — were killed in the Krishnaghati and Poonch sectors. So far five Army personnel have been killed on the LoC in the Jammu region after the surgical strikes.The sources said in the retaliatory fire, the Pakistan army had incurred heavy losses and many posts had been destroyed. “There is also loss of life to the Pakistan army but the number is not known. Ambulances were seen taking the injured and dead people,” said the sources.The situation on the LoC has deteriorated since September 18 Uri attack when 19 soldiers were killed and the Army was forced to carry our surgical strikes inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on terror launch pads. After that the Pakistan army in desperation has been repeatedly violating the ceasefire agreement and targeting areas on the LoC and International Border.
Many Pak posts destroyed
- Two soldiers were killed when a shell explodes near their vehicle in the Nowshera sector on the Line of Control.
- Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing and shelling in the Nowshera and Krishnaghati sectors since Tuesday morning. They fired 120 mm, 82 mm mortars and automatic weapons.
- Army responded to ceasefire violation. Pakistan incurred heavy losses and many of its posts were destroyed.