Three soldiers and two civilian porters lost their lives in the attack on Thursday evening, which also left three soldiers injured.
The ambush occurred just 6-7 kilometres from the Line of Control (LoC), an area where civilian movement is heavily restricted. According to officials, the convoy was targeted while navigating through Botapathri, a region near the popular tourist site of Gulmarg. The slain porters have been identified as Mushtaq Ahmed Chaudhary from Nowshera and Manzoor Ahmed Mir from Barnate Boniyar. A third porter, Bashraat Ali from Uri, is reported to be critically injured. The identities of the fallen soldiers are still being confirmed.
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