A day earlier, a soldier and two militants died in Macchil during a fierce encounter.
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He said that a group of terrorists made a futile bid to infiltrate.
Sources said that during the past one month, a number of successful attempts have been made.
The army noticed suspicious movement on the LoC at Tangdhar. Defence ministry spokesman Colonel N N Joshi told UNI that operation against the militants was going on and so far no fresh contact was established.
They engaged the militants in a gunbattle and terminated four of them. Five soldiers were also injured during the enounter. According to official sources that army troops today afternoon foiled an infiltration bid in Machhil sector, in which two soldiers were injured.
On Tuesday, an infiltration bid was foiled in Machhil sector of Kupwara district.
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The corps commander also highlighted the measures adopted to integrate the efforts of various security forces for an efficient intelligence network and synergised operations.
