Some militants today attacked an army camp in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, prompting security forces to retaliate, army said.
“At around 5 AM, militants opened firing on an army camp at Langate in Kupwara district, which was retaliated by the alert jawans,” an army official said.
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He said there was a stand-off firing for about 15-20 minutes. No casualties were reported in the exchange of fire.
“The troops were alert and the attack was foiled,” the official said, adding that a search operation was going on.
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