Srinagar, July 21 (IANS) An infiltration bid was foiled by the Indian Army on the line of Control (loC) on Saturday leading to a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, defence sources said.
Alert troops challenged a group of militants in the Tangdhar sector of the loC earlier in the day, escalating into the gun battle that was still on at 11.30 a.m, Defence Ministry sources said.
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