{"id":29129,"date":"2017-12-24T18:13:48","date_gmt":"2017-12-24T23:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=29129"},"modified":"2017-12-24T18:13:48","modified_gmt":"2017-12-24T23:13:48","slug":"pakistan-opens-fire-along-border-killing-indian-troops-warns-nuclear-war-cannot-be-ruled-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=29129","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Opens Fire Along Border Killing Indian Troops, Warns “Nuclear War Cannot Be Ruled Out”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pakistan Opens Fire Along Border Killing Indian Troops, Warns “Nuclear War Cannot Be Ruled Out”<\/a><\/h3>\n
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With most of the Western hemisphere on holiday, another crisis appears to be developing on the India\u2013Pakistan border known as the Line of Control (LoC). The incident started on Saturday, where at least four Indian soldiers were killed, in an exchange of fire with the Pakistani Army on the Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir, ABC News reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The two sides reportedly exchanged heavy fire in the Keri sector of the Rajouri district, about 222 km southwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n

The skirmish started when Pakistani troops used automatic weapons, small arms, and mortars to attack Indian positions in Shahpur area of J&K\u2019s Poonch district. The Indian army said Pakistani soldiers violated the 2003 cease-fire, calling the attack an \u201cunprovoked cease-fire violation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/span>Asfandyar Bhittani<\/span><\/span><\/a>
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Indian media is admitting that Pakistan conducted a surgical strike (Not like their bollywood one) in #<\/span>Rajouri<\/span><\/a> Occupied Kashmir in retaliation to bombardment of villages of Azad Kashmir on LOC by\u00a0Indian army.<\/p>\n

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A local government official said that the “Pakistani army today resorted to unprovoked firing along the LoC here, killing three troopers and wounding one” He added that “the slain included an officer of the rank of Major.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/span>Shiv Aroor<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Strength to the families of the four Armymen lost today at LoC Keri, Rajouri sector.\u00a0An incident that sounds like it was more than just a ceasefire violation. RIP, braves.<\/p>\n