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  India   All India  02 Feb 2017  Ceasefire violation: Pak troops fire gunshots, hurl grenades at BSF post

Ceasefire violation: Pak troops fire gunshots, hurl grenades at BSF post

PTI
Published : Feb 2, 2017, 6:44 pm IST
Updated : Feb 2, 2017, 6:46 pm IST

BSF said rapid rounds of gunfire and about half a dozen grenades were shot at the border post.

Army jawan. (Photo: PTI/File)
 Army jawan. (Photo: PTI/File)

Jammu: In the first ceasefire violation along the Indo-Pak International Border (IB) this year, Pakistan Thursday fired gunshots and hurled grenades at a BSF post in the Samba sector in Jammu and Kashmir.

Officials said gunshots were fired and grenades launched around 3:30 pm at the Border Security Force post, Katao, in the Samba sector, which was retaliated by the border guarding force.

They said rapid rounds of gunfire and about half a dozen grenades were shot at the border post, near the Bobiyan post, which has been targeted by Pakistan forces a number of times. "No loss has been reported from the BSF post," they said.

They added this breach of ceasefire along the International Border is the first this year. Last such incident was reported on the intervening night of November 29-30.

Tags: ceasefire violation, bsf post, pakistani troops
Location: India, Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu