Indian army says one of its officers and two soldiers were killed in a 'violent faceoff' on the contested border with China, the first such incident in decades between the neighbors.
The Indian army said Tuesday one of its officers and two soldiers were killed in a"violent faceoff" on the contested border with China, the first such incident in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
India and China have been locked in a standoff in the western Himalayas for weeks, though there had been no casualties on either side. The latest incident took place in the Galwan Valley in the mountainous region of Ladakh, the Indian army said in a statement.China's foreign ministry said it was unaware of the incident and warned India not to take unilateral action or stir up trouble.
The Asian giants have rival claims to vast swathes of territory along their 2,173 mile Himalayan border, but the disputes have remained largely peaceful since a border war in 1962.
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