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None of our soldiers missing in action: Indian Army

AGENCIES | NEW DELHI

The Indian Army on Thursday said that there are no soldiers "missing in action" following a violent clash with troops of the Chinese People''s Liberation Army at Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh.
There were reports that 10 Indian soldiers were missing from Monday night onwards after the clash in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. The Chinese too suffered a few casualties, but the numbers are said to be in single digits.
The Indian Army troops who were attacked and suffered fatal casualties on Monday night were carrying weapons, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar clarified. However, they did not fire on their adversaries.
Sources said Indian Army troops were outnumbered five times when they came under attack from the Chinese soldiers at patrolling point number 14 on the LAC.
China''s PLA "savagely attacked" the Indian Army personnel, according to sources in the government with knowledge of the details of the Monday night clashes between the two armies.
Indian Army said that its soldiers went to the spot where the clashes happened without any animosity and were displaying friendly gestures to the Chinese side as they sought to check if the de-escalation agreement was being followed as promised.
Several Indian Army soldiers are currently "critically injured" and are undergoing treatment. The fatality numbers could increase" as the current critically injured personnel numbers are more than 10, the sources said.