1 more soldier injured in Uri attack dies

Uri Army base was attacked by heavily-armed Pakistani terrorists on September 18 in which 18 soldiers were killed

An army person takes position and moves towards the site where militants were hiding during an encounter at Lachipora in Uri Sector of north Kahsmir. Photo: PTI
An army person takes position and moves towards the site where militants were hiding during an encounter at Lachipora in Uri Sector of north Kahsmir. Photo: PTI
Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 30 2016 | 9:54 AM IST
One more soldier, who was critically injured in the Uri attack, died on Friday of his wounds, taking the toll to 19.

The soldier was undergoing treatment at Army's Research and Referral Hospital here.

He succumbed to his injuries, defence sources said.

The Uri Army base was attacked by heavily-armed Pakistani terrorists on September 18 in which 18 soldiers were killed.

India carried out surgical strikes on seven terror launch pads across the LoC on the intervening night of September 28 and 29, seen as a reprisal for the Uri attack.
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First Published: Sep 30 2016 | 9:22 AM IST

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