2 BSF men die in blast

JAMMU, OCT. 21. Two Border Security Force jawans were killed and four injured in a blast triggered by explosives strapped on to a mule at a BSF post in Udhampur district this morning.

According to BSF sources, around 7.30 a.m. a mule, suspected to be strapped with bags containing explosives, entered the premises of the BSF post at Lapri near Arnas Tehsil of Udhampur district. The jawans deployed in the post did not take the mule seriously as such movement was normal in the area. At times, even the BSF used mules for transportation.

Some time after that, a powerful blast took place, killing two BSF jawans, Laxaman Singh Paswan and M.K. Nilan on the spot and injuring four others - Satvir Singh, Shiv Lal, cook Jagan Nath and barber S. Thakur. Of the four, two were seriously injured. They were admitted to the Army hospital in Udhampur, the sources said. The explosive device was suspected to be remote- controlled. This is the first incident of its kind during the decade-long militancy in the State.

- UNI

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