J&K: 3 terrorists killed in attack on Army camp in Kupwara; Pak markings on medicines found, arms recovered
Militants open firing on army camp in Handwara region of Jammu and Kashmir; exchange of fire going on.
The security forces on Thursday neutralised three Pakistani terrorists after they attacked an army camp in north Kashmir's Kupwara district.
"Three Pakistani terrorists were eliminated, and they were carrying huge cache of arms including 3 AK-47 rifles" said Col Rajiv Saharan.
Saharan said that the terrorists had started indiscriminate firing, but the sentries were on high alert and gunned them down, retaliating instantly.
"The maps and metric sheets they used are also being analysed, the medicines recovered have 'made in Pakistan' markings," he added.
Meanwhile, Army also foiled three infiltration bids assisted by Pakistani posts along the Line of Control (LoC).
"Three infiltration bids were foiled in two separate sectors on the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir on the intervening night of October 5-6," an army official said.
He said while two infiltration bids were foiled in Naugam sector, one such attempt was foiled in Rampur sector.
"The infiltration attempts were assisted by Pakistani posts," the official added.