Seven civilians, among them five women, were killed and 15 others were injured on Tuesday as Pakistan troopers bombarded several areas of Jammu and Kashmir with heavy mortar shells, triggering mass migration from dozens of frontier villages near here, officials said
Pari (2), who was injured in the cross-border shelling, is taken to a hospital in Jammu. Pic/AFP
Jammu: Eight civilians were killed yesterday and 22 injured in Jammu region in Pakistani shelling, prompting a strong retaliation by the Indian Army, which killed two Pakistani soldiers.
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Since early morning, Pakistan troops resorted to heavy shelling of hamlets and military posts in Samba, Jammu, Poonch and Rajouri districts along the International Border (IB) and the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir.
"Five people died and nine others were injured in the shelling in Ramgarh sector of Samba district," Deputy Commissioner of Samba Sheetal Nanda said. One person died due to shock during shelling, raising the death toll in the area to six, she said.
Along the LoC, two women were killed in firing and shelling by Pakistani troops in Panjgrian border hamlet in Manjakote belt of Rajouri district, Deputy Commissioner of Rajouri Shabir Ahmed Bhat said.
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