Two boys,
identified as Javed Iqbal and Mohammed Ikhlaq, were killed
when they stepped over an improvised explosive device
(IED) while cutting grass at village Challi Dangri in
the Poonch district on December 1, according to Daily
Excelsior.
Meanwhile,
Abdul Wahid alias Abu Tahir, a Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM)
terrorist, and a civilian were killed and two persons,
including a five-year old girl, sustained injuries when
a grenade exploded in a house at village Huddal in the
Doda district. One or two other HuM terrorists, who were
present in the house, reportedly escaped after the blast.
A cadre of
the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM),
Mohammad Anwar Lone, was killed by the troops at Hapathnar
village in the Anantnag district. Some arms and ammunition
were recovered from him.
Elsewhere
in the Valley, security forces dismantled a terrorist
hide-out at Patrari in the Nowshera area of Rajouri district
and recovered seven kilograms of explosives, one IED,
two IED plastic containers, two explosive sticks, nine
boxes of IED switches, five meters cortex wire, three
meters safety fuse, 39 AK rounds and 34 Pika rounds. Further,
three magazines of sniper rifles and three magazines of
AK rifle were recovered by the police from Mehwal Wali
in Rajouri district. |
