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mo4ch:>India says it thwarted ‘infiltration’ attempt by Pakistani army in latest Kashmir flare-up | Mo4ch News

The Indian army has said it killed at least 5 Pakistanis as they attempted to penetrate an Indian military outpost in the disputed Kashmir. The fighting erupted after Delhi urged pilgrims to leave the area over security concerns.The incident took place on Thursday night and saw the Indian army confront what they called a “Border Action Team (BAT)” made up of Pakistani militants and servicemen, India’s defense spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said Saturday. The Pakistani group crossed the line of contact and raced to the Indian army’s forward post in the village of Keran.The altercation resulted in the Indian forces’ “neutralizing of five to seven Pakistani regulars/terrorists,” he said. In a statement, the Indian army said that the slain men were “possibly” members of Pakistan’s elite Army’s Special Service Group (SSG) forces or “terrorists.”The exact death toll is still unclear, with India saying that the attempts to retrieve the bodies were disrupted by the Pakistani army. There have …