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The Army captain and the naib-subedar were immediately taken to Udhampur for treatment on a helicopter. (Representational Image: PTI)
The Army personnel were on duty when the incident took place in the Mendhar sector of Poonch late on Sunday night
An Army captain and a junior commissioned officer were killed in an accidental grenade blast along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Monday. The Army personnel were on duty when the incident took place in the Mendhar sector of Poonch late on Sunday night, an Army PRO told PTI.
The Army captain and the naib-subedar (JCO) were immediately taken to Udhampur for treatment on a helicopter, he said. During the treatment, they succumbed to their injuries.
“Last night, an accidental grenade blast occurred in Mendhar Sector, Dist Poonch when troops were performing their duties along the Line of Control. The blast resulted in injuries to soldiers. During the treatment, one officer and one JCO succumbed to their injuries,” ANI quoted PRO Defence Jammu.
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