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Two soldiers injured in landmine blast near LoC in Poonch
Some soldiers in India were patrolling near a special border line called the Line of Control.
They found something very dangerous in the ground: a landmine, which is a kind of bomb buried in the dirt.
Landmines are placed there on purpose to stop bad people from sneaking across the border.
But heavy rains can wash landmines away, so they sometimes end up in unexpected places.
Soldiers who know how to safely remove landmines came to get rid of it.
While they were carefully trying to make the bomb safe, it suddenly exploded.
Two soldiers got hurt in the blast and were quickly taken to an army hospital for treatment.
In another nearby area, workers building a road found an old hand grenade, which army experts safely destroyed too.
The injured soldiers are now being cared for by doctors.
Two Army personnel were injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday evening.
The landmine went off while soldiers were trying to defuse it at Kanga Gali in the Mendhar sector.
The landmine was first noticed by an Army patrolling party, after which experts were summoned to defuse the explosive device.
The injured soldiers were immediately rushed to an Army hospital for treatment.
Separately, a rusted unexploded hand grenade recovered at Nalwa Degwar Terwan was safely destroyed by an Army bomb disposal squad.
- Who
- Two Indian Army personnel were injured, supported by an Army patrolling party and bomb disposal experts.
- What
- A landmine exploded while soldiers attempted to defuse it near the LoC, injuring two personnel; a separate rusted unexploded hand grenade was also recovered and safely destroyed.
- Where
- Kanga Gali in the Mendhar sector, Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, near the Line of Control.
- When
- Wednesday evening, August 5.
- Why
- The landmine was part of an anti-infiltration obstacle system in forward areas and detonated during a defusing attempt.
Key facts
- Incident
- Landmine blast during defusing attempt
- Casualties
- 2 Army personnel injured
- Location
- Kanga Gali, Mendhar sector, Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir
- Date
- August 5 (Wednesday evening)
- Response
- Injured soldiers rushed to an Army hospital
- Context
- Landmines are part of an anti-infiltration obstacle system and can be washed away by rains
- Related Recovery
- Rusted unexploded hand grenade found at Nalwa Degwar Terwan; destroyed by bomb disposal squad







