Jammu, May 9 || Seven terrorists were killed on Friday by troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) during a foiled infiltration bid on the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district.
BSF sources said a heavily armed group of terrorists, aided by fire cover by Pakistan rangers, tried to infiltrate into the Indian side of the International Border in Samba district.
“Seven terrorists have been killed during this foiled infiltration bid. The operation is still going on in the area,” sources said.
After its drones and low-range missiles fired at target defence installations were neutralised by the alert troops in Jammu, Samba, R.S. Pura and other places, terrorists aided by Pakistan troops made an unsuccessful infiltration attempt in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on the border.
A BSF spokesman said a major infiltration bid from across the International Border was foiled around 11 p.m. on Thursday evening. The intruding terrorists were forced to withdraw back into the Pakistan side of the border.
A woman was killed and another injured in Pakistan's heavy mortar shelling on civilian areas in the Uri sector of Baramulla district late Thursday evening.
Officials said a vehicle travelling from Razerwani to Baramulla was hit by a shell fired from across the Line Of Control (LoC) near Mohura.