Excelsior Correspondent
MENDHAR, Jan 22: Army troops opened fire to bring down a Pakistani drone which entered into the Indian side from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district today.
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However, the drone returned to Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) after hovering briefly over an area near the border fence in Mendhar sector, they said.
The troops picked up the movement of the drone around 1 am and fired nearly a dozen rounds.
A search operation was launched with the first light of the day today to ensure there was no airdropping of weapons or narcotics by the drone, the officials said. The search operation was continuing when last reports were received.
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