Soldier killed in explosion on LoC

A junior commissioned officer of the army was killed on Saturday in an explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, police said.

Police sources here said that the incident occurred in Degwar sector of the LoC in Poonch.

"The exact cause of the explosion is being ascertained," a source said.

--IANS

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