CHANDIGARH, India: ‘Twenty Indian and Pakistani soldiers were reportedly killed, ‘Thursday in a serious border clash that occurred at a height of 18,000 near Chin glacier between the two forces. According to reports reaching here, the clash followed the crash of two Pakistani planes that had intruded into Indian air-space.
The four crew members of the plane were killed, whether the planes were shot down by the Indian forces or just crashed in an accident, could not be confirmed. It was the most serious clash during the last ten days of intermittent firing by both sides. More than fifteen soldiers of both sides have been killed in these clashes.
Article extracted from this publication >> August 29, 1986
