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J&K: Army officer killed, soldier injured in IED explosion along LoC

The IED was apparently planted by 'enemy forces within Indian territory' in Naushera sector and set off when an Army officer, along with his men, was patrolling the area

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Press Trust of India
An Army officer was killed and a soldier suffered injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.

The IED was apparently planted by "enemy forces within Indian territory" in Naushera sector and set off when an Army officer, along with his men, was patrolling the area, they said.  The blast killed the officer and injured a soldier who was evacuated to hospital, the officials said.

The IED blast came two days after 40 CRPF personnel were killed when a Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist rammed an