Landmine blast injures 2 Army personnel in Poonch; rusty shells destroyed in Mankote
In the Mendhar sector, two personnel from the Army Bomb Disposal Squad sustained injuries while trying to defuse a dangerous landmine. A nearby team later located and safely destroyed rusty mortar shells in the Mankote sector. The initial discovery of the landmine was made by an Army patrol, which promptly notified the bomb disposal unit.