India, March 11 -- Army on Tuesday said that it foiled an infiltration bid by killing a terrorist along the Line of Control in the Nowshera sector of Rajouri district.Geographic Reference

An official said that alert troops detected the movement of two suspected terrorists in the Jhangar area of Nowshera around 3 pm. "Troops engaged the infiltrators, resulting in an encounter in which one terrorist was killed," he added.

"The operation was launched by Army's White Knight Corps, which is responsible for operations in the region," he said, adding, "After the attempt was foiled the area was cordoned off to track the second terrorist believed to have fled towards the nearby forests."

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