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India vows revenge for Kashmir 'attack'

An Indian army soldier stands guard near the site of a gunbattle between Indian army soldiers and rebels inside an army brigade headquarters near the border with Pakistan, known as the Line of Control (LoC), in Uri on September 18, 2016.

The Indian army vows "heavy retribution" against the killing of its three soldiers in the disputed region of Kashmir on Tuesday.

  • 23 November 2016
  • From the section India

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