3 soldiers injured in Poonch mine blast
3 soldiers injured in Poonch mine blast
Press Trust of Kashmir | Srinagar :- An army major was among three soldiers injured in a mine blast near the Line of Control in Mendhar area of Poonch district on Friday.
The blast took place at around 1330 hours after the soldiers accidentally stepped into the land mine, injuring Major Gurung, Naib Subedar Dalbir and Havaldar Hukum, said an official.
He said that all three of them sustained multiple injuries and have been evacuated to Command Hospital Udhampur by helicopter.
An army official said that during a routine patrol along the Line of Control in the Krishnaghati Sector, there was a mine blast due to which three army personnels suffered injuries.
They have been suitably evacuated and are undergoing treatment, he said.::PTK.
