6 troopers wounded in landmine blast in Indian-controlled Kashmir-Xinhua

6 troopers wounded in landmine blast in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Source: Xinhua

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2025-01-14 19:30:15

NEW DELHI, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- At least six Indian army troopers were injured on Tuesday in a landmine blast on the Line of Control (LoC) in Indian-controlled Kashmir, multiple local media reports said.

The blast went off near Khamba Fort area of Nowshera sector in Rajouri district, about 222 km southwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.

"One of the soldiers accidentally stepped over a landmine, which triggered the blast," a local newsgathering agency quoting officials said. "The wounded have been shifted to a hospital."