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January 09, 2013

India to decide response after 'ghastly' Pakistan attack
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 9, 2013
India was to decide its response Wednesday after accusing Pakistan of killing two of its soldiers and mutilating one of the bodies along the tense border between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid said India would deliver a "proportionate response" to the "ghastly" killings in Kashmir on Tuesday which he said were designed to sabotage an already fragile peace process. The Pakistani military meanwhile rejected what it called Indian "propaganda" that it said was aimed a ... read more

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