Army eliminates 3 terrorists along LoC in J&K's Keran sector, foils infiltration bid

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The Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir and killed three unidentified terrorists on Sunday.

The Army said an anti-infiltration operation was going on till the last reports.

OP DHANUSH II, KERAN #Kupwara

An Infiltration bid has been foiled today on #LoC in the Keran Sector, #Kupwara. Operations are in progress#Kashmir@adgpi@NorthernComd_IApic.twitter.com/cgHUr12if7 — Chinar Corps - Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) July 14, 2024

"03x Terrorists have been eliminated in the ongoing anti-infiltration operation on the #LoC in Keran Sector, alongwith recovery of weapons and other war-like stores," Srinagar-based Chinar Corps of the Army posted on X.

"An Infiltration bid has been foiled today on #LoC in the Keran Sector, #Kupwara," it added.

Operations are in progress, the Indian Army said.

Five Army personnel were killed and as many injured on July 8 when a group of heavily-armed terrorists ambushed a patrolling party in the Badnota area in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.

On June 12-13, two terrorists and a CRPF jawan were killed in a gunfight during a search operation. On June 26, three foreign terrorists were killed in a gunfight in Doda district.