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Five soldiers of the Army are feared drowned after being swept away while crossing a river in a T-72 tank near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Nyoma-Chushul area in Ladakh early Saturday, officials told PTI.e)..
According to the officials, the incident occurred near Mandir Morh, 148 kilometres from here, during an exercise around 1 am..
The T-72 tank with five soldiers on board sank due to flash floods while they were crossing the river, the officials said.. There were five soldiers in the tank at the time of the incident including one JCO and 4 Jawans..
In January this year, army chief General Manoj Pande said the army is ready to deal with any challenge in the northern border (China)...
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