Samba: Pak targets nine BSF posts in overnight firing

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ANI Samba (Jammu and Kashmir)
Last Updated : Oct 24 2015 | 9:22 AM IST

Unprovoked firing by Pakistan troops which began last night continued into early morning on Saturday in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The firing began at 8 PM on Friday and continued until 2 AM on Saturday to which the BSF retaliated heavily.

Total of nine posts of the Border Security Force (BSF) were targeted in the firing and the affected areas also include areas between river Basantar and river Tarna.

There has been no loss of lives of any BSF personnel in the firing.

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First Published: Oct 24 2015 | 8:47 AM IST

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