SRINAGAR: Two Army personnel, including a captain, killed and another injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said.The Army confirmed the fatalities in the blast and said “own troops are dominating the area and search operations are underway”.The officials said the troops were on patrolling duty when they were hit by the powerful explosion near a forward post in the Bhattal area at around 3:50 pm.The injured personnel were rushed to a hospital where two of them, including a captain, succumbed to their injuries, they said, adding that the other injured soldier is “out of danger”.The White Knight Corps unit of the Army saluted the supreme sacrifice of the two soldiers in a post on X.The entire area was cordoned off after the explosion, the officials said.(With inputs from PTI)
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