Army, terror clash in Nowshera of Jammu and Kashmir: 2 Jawans martyr

Nowshera (Jammu and Kashmir) Date: January 1, 2020, Wednesday

Two Indian Army personnel were killed in a clash with militants who wanted to infiltrate the country this morning near the control line in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, a military spokesman said.

Terrorists from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir wanted to enter the country through the forest area of ​​Thariat near Naushera. Indian Army personnel challenged them.

In response, the militants opened fire. The Indian army launched a counter-fire. Two Indian Army personnel were martyred in the clash.

Lieutenant Colonel Devendra Anand, a public relations officer of the Indian Army in Jammu, said the clash was still ongoing. More details are yet to come. The two of us were martyred. He said that the intelligence department had received intelligence that the terrorists would try to infiltrate this route.