Two jawans killed in blasts along LoC: official

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
Last Updated : Aug 13 2018 | 9:22 PM IST

Two Army jawans were killed in separate incidents along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir over the past 24 hours, an official said here today.

Sepoy Pushpendra Kumar was critically injured in a blast near the LOC in Kupwara district yesterday, a police official said.

Kumar, who belonged to the 20 Jatregiment, succumbed to injuries, he added.

In another blast in Uri sector yesterday, Kuldeep Singh Rawat of 4 Garhwal rifles, was killed, the official said. It was not immediately clear as to how the blasts took place, he added.

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First Published: Aug 13 2018 | 9:22 PM IST

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