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At Least Nine Civilians Killed in Shootings on Pakistani-Indian Border

© AP Photo / Channi AnandAn Indian villager, allegedly injured from exploding shells fired by Pakistan, receives treatment at a hospital in Jammu, India, Nov. 1, 2016
An Indian villager, allegedly injured from exploding shells fired by Pakistan, receives treatment at a hospital in Jammu, India, Nov. 1, 2016 - Sputnik International
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At least nine people, including three women and two children, were killed and 13 people injured during a cross-border shootings between Pakistani and Indian military in the disputed Jammu and Kashmir state.

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers patrol along the Pargwal area of India-Pakistan international border in Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir, India (File) - Sputnik International
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At Least Three People Dead, 14 Injured in Shootings on Pakistani-Indian Border
NEW DELHI (Sputnik) — At least nine people were killed and 13 people injured as a result of a cross-border shootings between Pakistani and Indian military on Tuesday, local media reported.

According to the NDTV broadcaster, three women and two children were killed in the disputed Jammu and Kashmir state in northern India. Pakistani military targeted several sites, according to the broadcaster.

Over 60 ceasefire violations have been registered on the India-Pakistan border since September 29, the broadcaster noted.

At the same time, media reports emerged earlier in the day with reference to the Pakistani army press service that at least four people were killed and five injured in Pakistan's Nakyal sector located along the Line of Control.

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers patrol along the Pargwal area of India-Pakistan international border in Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir, India (File) - Sputnik International
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Pakistan Rejects India’s Claim of Killing 15 Soldiers
Kashmir has been disputed between India and Pakistan since the partition of India in 1947. The two countries have gone through three wars over the region, but the conflict has not been resolved.

The recent escalation of violence across the India-Pakistan border came after 19 Indian soldiers died as a result of the September 18 attack by armed militants on a base outside of Srinagar, the capital of India-administered Kashmir.

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