India's warning to Pak works, firing de-escalates along IB in Jammu, Samba
October 10, 2014  11:02
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After nine days of heavy firing and mortar shelling from across the border, firing de-escalated along the 192-km long International Border in Jammu frontier overnight with Pakistan opening fire on four border out posts in Kathua district.

There was no firing along the IB in Jammu and Samba districts. "There was no cross-border firing during the intervening night of October 9 and 10 along the International Border in Jammu and Samba districts", BSF spokesman said.

However, there was firing by Pakistan along IB in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district for 20 minutes from 2000 hours to 2020 hours involving four BSF BoPs, the spokesman said.

"There was no loss of life or damage", he said. The IB has witnessed heavy firing for nine days that has left eight persons dead and injured nearly 90 people, including 13 security men.
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