JAMMU — Two Army personnel were injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday evening, officials said.
The soldiers were trying to defuse the landmine at Kanga Gali in Mendhar sector when it went off, the officials said.
They said the injured soldiers were immediately rushed to an Army hospital for treatment.
The landmine was noticed by an Army patrolling party, and subsequently, the experts were summoned to defuse the explosive device, the officials said.
As part of an anti-infiltration obstacle system, the forward areas are dotted with landmines, which sometimes get washed away by rains.
A rusted unexploded ordnance was recovered from the Nalwa Degwar Terwan area and was later safely destroyed by the bomb disposal squad of the Army.
The device, believed to be a hand grenade, was noticed by some labourers engaged in road construction work in the area, the officials said. — (PTI)