Army foils infiltration bid in Poonch, 3 militants killed

Jammu: The Army on Saturday foiled an infiltration bid and killed three militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

A group of militants infiltrated into this side of the LoC. Troops engaged them in Sajiyan area of Poonch district, Defence Spokesman Col SD Goswami said. In the gun-battle, three militants were killed, he said, adding the operation was still going on when the last reports came in from the area.