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Soldier injured in landmine blast near LoC in J&K's Poonch

By IANS | Updated: July 29, 2021 15:25 IST

Jammu, July 29 A soldier was injured on Thursday in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control ...

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Jammu, July 29 A soldier was injured on Thursday in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.

Defence sources said sepoy Mukesh Kumar was injured in the Krishna Ghati sector of the LoC in Poonch district when he accidentally stepped on a landmine.

"He has been shifted to the command hospital in Udhampur," sources said.

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