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Uniindia: Jammu, Apr 20 (UNI) Five Army personnel attained martyrdom when some unidentified terrorists attacked the Army vehicle on Thursday in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said he was anguished by the tragedy. "Anguished by the tragedy in Poonch District (J&K), where the Indian Army has lost its brave soldiers after a truck caught fire. In this tragic hour, my thoughts are with the bereaved families," he wrote on Twitter.
Five Army soldiers were killed Thursday after their vehicle caught fire while moving from Bhimber Gali to Sangiot in Poonch district
The army released a statement on the incident, saying the vehicle was fired upon by terrorists after which it erupted in flames, possibly due to the lobbing of grenades by the terrorists.
The deceased Army soldiers were from a Rashtriya Rifles unit deployed for counterterror operations, the Army said in a statement.