NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR: Militants attacked an Army camp in the Tangdhar sector near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday morning, killing a jawan and injuring four others, news agency ANI reported.

The heavily-armed attackers used under barrel grenade launchers in the strike, an army official said.

"There was a stand off fire from Kalsuri Ridge (in Tangdhar sector) towards an army camp this morning," the official said. He added that there was a brief lull before the militants again opened fire, triggering a gunbattle which is still going on according to latest reports.

The Tangdhar sector in Kupwara district has been used as an infiltration route before. The official said it wasn't yet clear whether the militants in Wednesday's attack were part of an infiltrating group. "That is a matter of investigation. We can comment on it only after the operation is over," he added.

Meanwhile, a militant hideout was busted by security forces in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday night. A large quantity of arms and ammunition were recovered, police said.

"Troops of 39 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and special operations group (SOG) of state police on Tuesday night busted a militant hideout in Dungi Cheed forest area near Mangnar village in Poonch district," a senior police official told IANS.

"One AK-47 rifle with 113 rounds, Pika ammunition, two IEDs, one Chinese grenade, Pakistani SIM cards and currency notes were recovered from the busted hideout," police said.

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