09-09-2009, 03:49 AM
<b>Infiltration bid foiled near LoC; army major, 2 militants killed</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Two militants and an army officer were killed in a pre-dawn encounter when security personnel foiled an infiltration bid in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior army official said.
During patrolling in forward area along LoC on Tuesday troops observed movement of a group of armed militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in Sonagali area of Mendhar sub-sector, and challenged them, the official told PTI.
The militants opened fire on the troops and hurled grenades, the official said, adding, the army personnel retaliated and a gunbattle took place in which the two infiltrators were killed and the army officer in the rank of Major lost his life.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
During patrolling in forward area along LoC on Tuesday troops observed movement of a group of armed militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in Sonagali area of Mendhar sub-sector, and challenged them, the official told PTI.
The militants opened fire on the troops and hurled grenades, the official said, adding, the army personnel retaliated and a gunbattle took place in which the two infiltrators were killed and the army officer in the rank of Major lost his life.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->