07-08-2005, 07:50 PM
<b>Gun battle near LoC leaves 4 soldiers dead</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Four soldiers and four suspected infiltrators were killed in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday in a six-hour gun battle close to the Line of Control (LoC).
Army sources said the incident in Bhimbhar Gali, sandwiched between Rajouri and Poonch districts, began when a group of four infiltrators opened fire on soldiers at 1.30 am. <b>The four soldiers, all belonging to the Sikh Light Infantry, died immediately</b>.
Troops retaliated and killed all the four. The encounter lasted well into Friday morning, the sources said.
The Army has heightened vigil along the LoC, where a ceasefire has been in effect
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Army sources said the incident in Bhimbhar Gali, sandwiched between Rajouri and Poonch districts, began when a group of four infiltrators opened fire on soldiers at 1.30 am. <b>The four soldiers, all belonging to the Sikh Light Infantry, died immediately</b>.
Troops retaliated and killed all the four. The encounter lasted well into Friday morning, the sources said.
The Army has heightened vigil along the LoC, where a ceasefire has been in effect
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Peace Process should continue. <!--emo&:thumbdown--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsdownsmileyanim.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='thumbsdownsmileyanim.gif' /><!--endemo-->