Jammu, Feb 7 (NVI) Five terrorists were killed as a landmine planted by the Indian troops as part of the security grid at the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir exploded and foiled their infiltration attempt.
The incident took place in the Battal sector the LoC in Poonch district last night, officials said here today.
The landmine exploded when one of the terrorists in the group stepped on it accidentally while trying to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir from the Pakistan-held territory of J&K, they said.
The landmine blast triggered explosion of the explosives being carried by the terrorists, resulting in the elimination of 5 of them, the officials said.
The killed terrorists are suspected to be Pakistani nationals.
Many areas along the LoC, mostly those used by terrorists to infiltrate, have landmines planted as part of the anti-infiltration system. (NVI)
