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| Six terrorists gunned down in Jammu-Kashmir |
| 2005-05-03 |
| Six LeT infiltrators gunned down in J-K Agencies / Jammu Six Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists were shot dead by Indian army troops when they tried to sneak into the Indian territory in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said here on Tuesday . A large group of terrorists attempted to infiltrate from Nagni-Balnoie mountain range in the Krishna Ghati belt of the district around 11.50 p.m. Last night, they said. The alert jawans, who had put up nakas in the area following specific information about the infiltration bid, challenged the terrorists, leading to heavy exchange of fire between the two sides which continued for over five hours, they added. Six bodies of the LeT terrorists were found 100 metres inside the Indian territory, the sources said, adding other terrorists failed to enter the country and escaped back. The weapons recovered included six AK rifles, one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher, 11 UBGL grenades, 27 AK rifle magazines, eight Pakistani grenades and 17 Chinese grenades, they said. This is the fourth infiltration bid by terrorists along the Line of Control since April 26 wherein 22 terrorists have been gunned down in Poonch and Kupwara districts of the state. The Indian army said on Monday that troops had killed 90 terrorists since the launch of a cross-Kashmir bus service in early April. |
| Posted by:john |
| #5 India has purchased advanced ground motion sensors and long range thermal imagers from the USA and Israel to monitor the electrified LOC fence. JAMMU: Indian Army soldiers shot dead six suspected terrorists while they were trying to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir through the Line of Control (LoC) in what is being called the biggest infiltration attempt this year. ''The movement was also registered by sensors fitted with barbed wire fencing. The troops laid an ambush, leading to an exchange of fire between the two sides for about two hours.'' He said the troops later spotted the bodies of the six infiltrators lying about 1,200 m inside the LoC on the Indian side. Four militants had been shot in the same area April 28. |
| Posted by: john 2005-05-03 19:37 |
| #4 Fences and monitoring devices on the border work. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-05-03 18:53 |
| #3 India certainly seems to have that Line of Control thing down better than before |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-05-03 18:35 |
| #2 [nelson]Ha Ha![/nelson] |
| Posted by: Scott R 2005-05-03 18:17 |
| #1 It's a start.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-05-03 17:23 |