BSF guns down seven terrorists while preventing infiltration bid from Pak in Samba sector: Report

STC NEWS MONITORING DESK
JAMMU, MAY 09 (STC): Seven terrorists were killed on Friday by troops of an The Border Security Force (BSF) has killed seven terrorists today while foiling an infiltration bid on the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba sector, said reports appearing in cross section of media.
The reports quoting BSF sources said a heavily armed group of terrorists, aided with 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,” reports quoting the sources said.
It’s pertinent to mention that 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.
In this incident, a woman identified as Nargis Begum was killed while another woman, Hafeeza Begum was injured. Pakistan Army continued resorting to heavy mortar shelling in Uri, Tangdhar, Poonch and Rajouri on the LoC and in Samba on the International Border. (STC)