J-K: Brigadier YS Ahlawat says five terrorists eliminated in Uri sector, large quantity of warlike stores recovered

Talking about infiltration bid foiled by Army in Uri sector in Kashmir, Brigadier YS Ahlawat on Sunday said that five terrorists have been eliminated and large quantity of warlike stores were recovered.

Ahlawat said that it was 5th infiltration bid that has been successfully eliminated by Army in last 3 days. He said that so far, in search operations huge quantity of arms and ammunition, explosives, combat dresses, eatables with Pakistan markings recovered.

In the latest incident, the terrorists hurled grenade towards District Police Lines in Pulwama, but no injury or casualty has been reported so far.

The five militants were killed in Uri sector during a counter-infiltration operation launched on Thursday after the troops detected movement of ultras trying to sneak into the valley, an Army official said.

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