2 BSF soldiers killed in IED blast in Manipur

Two Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers were killed in a blast triggered by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) outside their camp in Manipur today, a senior official said.

The blast occurred at about 2 pm when the BSF jawans were deployed just outside the gate of their Koirengi sector headquarters camp, on the Dimapur-Imphal highway in Imphal.

The two jawans received splinter injuries in the blast and later succumbed, the official said.

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The IED was suspected to have been planted by insurgents active in the area, he added.

(With inputs from PTI)