Colonel Rajesh Kalia, an Indian army spokesman, said militants sprayed bullets at an army patrol on the outskirts of Srinagar city. Expand Close Indian security officers patrol near the site of the attack (Mukhtar Khan/AP) AP/PA Images / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Indian security officers patrol near the site of the attack (Mukhtar Khan/AP)Both India and Pakistan claim the divided territory of Kashmir in its entirety. The attack comes during near-daily fighting between Pakistani and Indian soldiers along the highly militarised frontier that divides Kashmir between the two nuclear-armed rivals. Expand Close An Indian security officer at the attack site (Mukhtar Khan/AP) AP/PA Images / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp An Indian security officer at the attack site (Mukhtar Khan/AP)The Indian army said Pakistani soldiers targeted Indian positions with mortars along the de facto border in southern Poonch district on Thursday. On November 13, nine civilians and six soldiers were killed on both sides as Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged artillery fire at multiple locations along the de facto border.

Source: Irish Independent November 26, 2020 13:30 UTC