Major infiltration bid foiled in Jammu; one terrorist killed

A terrorist was killed when security forces monitoring the International Border (IB) foiled an infiltration attempt at Khour in Jammu's Akhnoor sector early on Saturday. The troops opened fire on the infiltrating terrorists, and one of them was fatally injured. The deceased's body was taken back by his associates, the officials said. The operation began when suspected movement of four heavily-armed terrorists was detected through surveillance devices on the nights of December 22 and December 23, they further informed.