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Mortar Shell Found In Border Village In J-K

Villagers informed the security forces about the shell lying in a field in Kalsian village near the LoC on Wednesday evening.

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A villager shows a part of a mortar shell fired from the Pakistani side at Mendhar in Poonch district. (Image used for representational purpose only)
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Security forces detected and defused a 120-mm mortar shell in a border village in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said on Thursday.

Villagers informed the security forces about the shell lying in a field in Kalsian village near the LoC on Wednesday evening. Officials said it is a Pakistani shell that was fired during cross-border shelling two years ago.

Locals feel there are some more shells buried underground in the area and have requested the security forces to trace them.

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