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'Mule bomb' kills two BSF men in J&K

Suspected militants strapped explosives onto a mule and triggered a blast Saturday killing two Border Security Force guards and injuring four in Kashmir, an official said.

A K Sethi from the BSF told AFP that this was the first time Kashmiri militants had "stooped to using animals as bomb couriers" in the over decade-long insurgency in Kashmir.

The pack mule loaded with plastic explosives was sent off in the direction of a BSF post in Lapri village, in Udhampur district, some 150 kilometres northwest of Jammu, Sethi said.

"The militants used a remote control device to blow up the mule. Two of our men died on the spot, while four more have been seriously injured in the explosion," said Sethi.

Troops cordoned off the area and the BSF put out an alert warning India's armed forces to be wary of stray cattle posing similar bomb threats.

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