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Army jawan killed, 2 injured in Akhnoor LoC `explosion’
KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 11/18/2019 3:17:55 PM
JAMMU, Nov 17: An army jawan was killed while two others were injured in an explosion near the Line of Control in Pallanwala sector of Akhnoor in Jammu district on Sunday.
According to official sources, the explosion, suspected to be due to an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), took place when an army team was on a routine patrolling duty.
The soldier who was killed was identified as Havaldar Santosh Kumar, a resident of Agra district of Uttar Pradesh. The two injured soldiers were taken to the hospital and one of them was in a serious condition, officials said.
The explosive device may have been planted from across the border, they added.