150 Chinese and Indian soldiers clash fiercely at the border
More than 100 Chinese and Indian soldiers clashed along the two countries' border. The clash left several soldiers on both sides injured.
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| China-India border area. Photo: Sputniks |
The Hindustan Times newspaper quoted two senior military sources as saying that the conflict broke out at a pass at an altitude of more than 5,000m along the Chinese border in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim on May 9.
“Four Indian and seven Chinese soldiers were injured in the clash involving around 150 soldiers,” an unnamed Indian official said.
The official described the incident as a fierce confrontation.
Indian military sources also confirmed that a border clash broke out in the North Sikkim region and there were injuries on both sides.
The conflict was resolved at the local level, both ANI and Hindustan Times reported.
China and India have long had territorial disputes. Confrontations and clashes have occasionally occurred along the border from Sikkim to China's western border as well as at the Line of Actual Control.
Beijing and New Delhi have held several high-level meetings to resolve the border issue. In December 2019, both countries agreed to set up a hotline to avoid conflicts along the Line of Actual Control.
