Jammu: Two soldiers were injured in a landmine blast in Nowshera area in Rajouri district of Jammu, officials said on Tuesday.

They said at 0800 hours, Sepoy SK Minjur Rehman (55) of Engineering Regiment and Sepoy Updhay Parshad Rajindera of 24 MLI sustained blast injuries while on duty in forward area of Kalal in sector Nowshera.

Rehman was airlifted to army hospital Udhampur while Updhay Parshad to Army hospital Rajouri, a police officer said. (GNS)

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