Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 9: Two Army jawans were injured in a mine blast on the Line of Control (LoC) in Sabjian sector of Poonch district this afternoon when they accidentally stepped over the mine during foot patrolling of the area.
The injured Army jawans have been identified as Arun Hundre and Akshay Kumar.
Army and police evacuated the injured from forward area and shifted them to hospital. Both had suffered injuries in their feet.
Sources said the mine exploded when the jawans stepped over it during patrolling in forward area of the LoC in Sabjian sector.
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