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BSF troops fire at suspected Pakistani drone in J&K's Samba

By IANS | Updated: April 1, 2023 17:30 IST

Jammu, April 1 Alert Border Security Force (BSF) troops fired at a suspected Pakistani drone in Jammu and ...

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Jammu, April 1 Alert Border Security Force (BSF) troops fired at a suspected Pakistani drone in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Saturday.

A BSF spokesman said that a blinking light of a "suspected" drone was observed around 12.15 a.m. on the international border in Ramnagar area of Samba district.

"Alert troops fired towards the blinking light after which the drone was forced to return," a BSF spokesman said.

The spokesman added that over two dozen rounds were fired at the drone but it managed to return to the Pakistan side of the border.

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