Three Pak infiltrators killed in north Kashmir

Srinagar, Dec 28 (UNI) Alert troops foiled yet another infiltration bid when they gunned down three heavily armed foreign militants in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a Defence Ministry spokesman said.

Troops guarding the Line of Control (LoC) noticed a group of militants sneaking into India from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) late last night under the cover of darkness, he said.

A close watch was maintained on their movement throughout the night, he added. However, with the first light, troops challenged them and asked them to surrender. Militants opened fire and also hurled grenades at the troops, forcing them to retaliate, he said adding all the three militants were killed.

Three ak rifles and other arms and ammunition were recovered from the slain militants.

A senior army officer recently said that a large number of militants, mostly foreigners, were waiting at different launching pads to infiltrate.

Militants from Pakistan as well as other countries, besides Kashmiris, are being trained in the camps still functioning across the border.

More than 100 militants have so far been killed by the security forces immediately after they infiltrated into India from POK since January this year.

However, 120 other militants also surrendered before the security forces near the LoC after their return from POK during the same period.

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