Information About Incident 13501-22900-53919 in Banswara India

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Security forces (SFs) foiled a major infiltration attempt on May 22 by killing 12 terrorists near the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowgam sector of Handwara in north Kashmir.

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Security forces (SFs) foiled a major infiltration attempt on May 22 by killing 12 terrorists near the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowgam sector of Handwara in north Kashmir. Official sources said that, on the basis of radio intercepts and field inputs, SF personnel laid an ambush in a forward area between Eagle Post and Tootmari Gali in the Nowgam sector. In the ensuing encounter, while 12 infiltrators were killed, an unspecified number of them reportedly escaped. The operation was continuing till last reports came in.

Event ID Date Country Storyhead
13501-22900-53919 5/23/2003 India 12 infiltrators killed at LoC in Nowgam sector, Jammu and Kashmir

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