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Indian and Pakistani Army trade fire on LoC in J&K

Posted on May 09, 2017 from Jammu and kashmir, National, Indo-pak/pakistan ι Report #123791

Jammu, May 9 (IANS) Pakistan Army resorted to firing at Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Tuesday, sources said.

Defence sources said Pakistan Army started firing at the Indian positions in Manjkot area of Mendhar sector at 8.40 a.m.

"They used small arms and automatics to target the Indian positions. Effective retaliation was given from the Indian side," they said.

Firing exchanges continued for nearly an hour, the defence sources said.

--IANS

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