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Shelling by Indian troops injures woman

By Our Staff Correspondent 2013-10-23
MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 22: A woman was injured in shelling from across the Line of Control in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.

Kotli`s Deputy Commissioner Masoodur Rehman told Dawn by telephone that after a pause of two days, Indian troops resumed shelling in Nakial sector, targeting civilian populations.

A woman Rasila Begum, wife of Shabbir was injured near a girls` school in Datot village.

She was referred to the District Headquarters Hospital, Kotli.

An eyewitness said a house was damaged in the shelling which caused panic among schoolchildren.

However, no other casualty was reported.