Indian officials say troops exchanged fire with Pakistani soldiers in Kashmir

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Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire in disputed Kashmir for a third night in a row, following an attack on April 22 that killed 26.

Pakistani and Indian troops have exchanged fire for the third night in a row in the Kashmir region, India said, raising tensions between the countries this week to their highest level in years.

The tension between India and Pakistan has been at its peak since the attack on Tuesday by armed men in Pahalgam, in the Indian part of Kashmir, which resulted in 26 casualties.

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The exchange of fire came after a deadly attack took the lives of 26 people in what India claims was a Pakistan-backed "terror attack".

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In the region of Kashmir, according to Indian data, there was another firefight with Pakistani soldiers.