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| Three Indian soldiers killed in rare clash on China-India border | Three Indian soldiers killed in rare clash on China-India border |
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| NEW DELHI — Three Indian soldiers were killed in a "violent faceoff" with Chinese troops, the Indian army said Tuesday, marking a serious escalation in tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. | |
| The deaths occurred late Monday high in the Himalayas where India and China share a disputed — but largely peaceful — border. No Indian soldiers have been killed in clashes on the frontier between the two countries since 1975, experts say. | |
| Since May, India and China have been embroiled in tensions at several spots along the Line of Actual Control, the name for the unofficial border, after soldiers engaged in skirmishes using rocks and sticks. | Since May, India and China have been embroiled in tensions at several spots along the Line of Actual Control, the name for the unofficial border, after soldiers engaged in skirmishes using rocks and sticks. |
| Senior military officers from both countries are currently meeting to “defuse the situation,” the Indian Army said. | Senior military officers from both countries are currently meeting to “defuse the situation,” the Indian Army said. |
| Zhao Lijian, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, told reporters on Tuesday that Indian troops had twice crossed the Line of Actual Control, “provoking and attacking Chinese personnel, which led to serious physical conflicts between the two sides.” | |
| The statement from the Indian Army said there had been casualties “on both sides,” but the Chinese government has not confirmed any casualties among its troops. | |
| Niha Masih in New Delhi and Lyric Li in Beijing contributed reporting. | |
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