Two heavily-armed terrorists were killed as troops foiled an infiltration attempt from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, army said on Friday.
The incident took place in the Khari Karmara area of Poonch district on Thursday.
“Terrorist movement was detected last night at the Line of Control in Poonch sector. Alert troops swiftly engaged the infiltrating terrorists, triggering an intense and heavy firefight,” Army’s Jammu-based White Knight Corps said in a post on X.
The army said the operation continued through the night leading to the killing of two terrorists.
“The search of the area resulted in the recovery of a number of weapons and war-like stores,” it said.
The identity of the slain terrorists and the outfit to which they owe allegiance was being ascertained.