Pak firing stops in Arnia sector; 6 civilians injured
September 17, 2017  09:52
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Six persons, including two women, were injured in heavy mortar fire by Pakistani troops at  11 border outposts and hamlets, along the international border in Jammu district, forcing Border Security Force troops to retaliate.

The firing stopped this morning.

There was heavy shelling of mortar bombs and firing on 11 BoPs and hamlets along IB in Arnia sector tonight, police officers said.

Such was the intensity of the firing that mortar shells reached Arnia town and over 10 to 12 shells exploded in Arnia bus stand, they said.

"From midnight till this morning, there were exchanges of fire and shelling in Arnia sector in area of 6-8 BOPs of BSF," a senior BSF officer said.

"Firing stopped at 06.45 am this morning," he said.

Pakistani troops also resorted to border firing with small and heavy weapons at four border hamlets of Nikowal, Budhwar, Buley-Chak, S H Way and Shahnaz forward posts of Arnia sector.

Three cattle were killed and four injured while a temple, three houses and three cowsheds were damaged.  -- PTI, ANI
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