2 injured in Poonch mine blasts
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Poonch: Two civilians including a girl were today injured in two mine blasts along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Zahida Parveen was cutting grass near the border at Jandroli of Mandi belt in Poonch district when she accidentally stepped on the mine resulting in an explosion today, officials said.
She was referred to GMC hospital in Jammu citing her critical condition, they said.
In a similar incident at Shahpur border belt in the district today, another person-Muhammad Hussain was injured and hospitalised, officials said.
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