SRINAGAR, June 21: At least five counter-insurgents were killed and three wounded in a powerful bomb blast at Ajas, 45 km from here.An official said the dead counter-insurgents belonged to the `Ikhwan' outfit of Kukka Parray.
The militants detonated a powerful improvised explosive device when a gypsy carrying eight activists of the counter-insurgent outfit passed that area around 1055 hours, he said..
Meanwhile, Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged fire for two hours at Keran sector in Jammu and Kashmir today. However, there were no reports of any casualties.
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