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5 suspected Pak intruders shot dead in Punjab, search ops underway

&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;Five Pakistani intruders were shot dead by the Border Security Force (BSF) early this morning in an encounter along the &nbsp;International Border (IB) in Punjab.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;&quot;Alert troops of 103Bn #BSF noticed suspicious movement of intruders violating IB. Upon being challenged to stop, intruders fired upon #BSF troops who retaliated in self defence. Resultantly, 05 intruders were shot. Intensive search operations is underway,&quot; the BSF Punjab handle tweeted.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;Officials said the incident took place in the early hours when BSF personnel spotted some movement across the fence in Tarn Taran district.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;They said the intruders were challenged and subsequently shot dead in an exchange of fire. Two bodies have been recovered along with a rifle. The area has been cordoned off and a search has been launched to retrieve the third body, officials said.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;It is not clear whether the intruders were militants or drug smugglers.&lt;/p&gt;.

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