Sources claim there was no gunfire and the Indian soldiers who died were stoned and hit with metal clubs by Chinese troops during a physical fight. China blamed India, with Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for Beijing's Foreign Ministry, claiming Indian troops crossed the border line twice, "provoking and attacking Chinese personnel, resulting in serious physical confrontation between border forces on the two sides". Sources claimed to the Hindustan Times that the Indian soldiers were attacked with stones, and sources claimed to India Today that the Chinese troops also used metal clubs. Monday's violent clashes erupted near Patrolling Point 14 along a section of the unmarked border after India's army said both sides had started disengaging from Galwan Valley. Indian military officials said previously Chinese soldiers had entered into India's side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) or the de facto border at several locations in early May.

Source: Daily Mirror June 16, 2020 08:01 UTC