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Suspected IED blast rocks LoC in J&K's Poonch

Jammu, Oct 12 (UNI) A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) explosion rocked the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
The security has been beefed up in the forward areas after the powerful blast which reportedly occurred in Satwal-Naki area along the LoC.
However, unconfirmed reports stated that some casualties were feared in the explosion, sources said.
"Reasons leading to the explosion are yet to be established," they added and said that those killed in a blast were believed to be POJK residents.
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