Srinagar: The Army on Sunday said it foiled an infiltration attempt from militants along the Line of Control in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla. The Army said that based on a specific input a joint operation was launched along the LoC on Saturday and during the operation contact was established with infiltrating terrorists and a gunfight ensued.
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The group was intercepted by alert troops resulting in a heavy exchange of fire. Intense firefight continued till last light resulting in the killing of two terrorists, he pointed out. The spokesperson said the remaining terrorists fled to the enemy side of the LoC, along with the bodies of dead terrorists. Meanwhile, the area was kept under surveillance throughout the night.
On Sunday, a search was conducted at the incident site leading to the identification of tell-tale signs and recovery of heavy war-like stores, including two AK series rifles, six pistols, four Chinese grenades, blankets, and two blood-stained bags containing Pakistani and Indian currency notes, Pakistani medicines and eatables, the spokesperson said.
He said the recovery of two blood-stained bags confirmed that at least two terrorists were grievously injured forcing them to shed their load and flee across the LoC. Due to inclement weather conditions, search operation was suspended, which will resume on opening up of weather. (With agency inputs)
