Five Army jawans died after their vehicle caught fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch area on Thursday. The incident took place on a highway in the Bhata Dhurian area.
“Today, at about 1500 hours, one vehicle of the Indian Army, while moving from Bhimber Gali to Sangiot in district Poonch (J&K), caught fire,” Public Relations Officer (Defence), Jammu, said.
“In this tragic incident five soldiers of the Indian Army have lost their lives,” he said.
In a fresh statement on Thursday evening, the Indian Army confirmed that the incident was a terror attack.
