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New Delhi, Oct 20 (TIWN) Four terror launch pads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) were hit and a number of terrorists killed in retaliatory artillery firing by India following the ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, Army chief, General Bipin Rawat said.
Two Indian soldiers and a civilian died in Pakistan's firing, which took place after midnight, sources say. Three others were injured in the attack.
"Last evening, an attempt was made in Tangdhar to infiltrate terrorists. We retaliated. Pakistan carried out an attack, firing at our post in which we did suffer, but before they could attempt the infiltration," General Rawat was quoted by news agency ANI as saying.
"It was decided that we target that terror camps across (the Line of Control). We had the coordinates of these camps. We have caused severe damage to terrorists' infrastructure across," he said.
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