JCO, Soldier Injured In IED Blast Along LoC In J&K’s Rajouri

Jammu: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and a soldier were injured in an IED blast along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Friday, officials said.

An improvised explosive device was planted by suspected terrorists in foot-track along the LoC to target Army soldiers patrolling the borderline in Laam sector of Rajouri district, they said.

The blast resulted in injuries to two soldiers, including a JCO, officials said, adding they have been hospitalised.

Army soldiers have been alerted against IED blasts and attacks by the border action teams (BATs) of the Pakistan Army, they said. (PTI)