At least 20 Indian soldiers die in disputed Kashmir in clashes with Chinese forces
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukreports the BBC. Initial reports from the Indian army said three of its soldiers had been killed, adding that both sides sustained casualties.But later, officials updated journalists on Tuesday and said that a number of critically injured soldiers had died of their wounds.
Chinese authorities reported 43 casualties but did not specify how many soldiers had died in the confrontation, the ANI news agency reported, according to the Daily Mail.
India's external affairs ministry accused China of breaking an agreement struck the previous week to respect the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Galwan Valley.The ministry added that "17 Indian troops who were critically injured in the line of duty" and died from their injuries, taking the "total.
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