School girls hold candles during a vigil for the soldiers who were killed in Sunday’s attack at an Indian army base in Kashmir's Uri, in Ahmedabad.
Amid growing tensions among the two countries, Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged fire across their disputed border in Kashmir on Tuesday (Sept 20), two days after a deadly raid on an army base that New Delhi blamed on Pakistan-based militants.
Eighteen soldiers died in Sunday's attack, which was the worst of its kind to hit the divided Himalayan region in more than a decade and has increased hostility between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
Indian army spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia, said there had been a "ceasefire violation" near Uri, where Sunday's attack took place, but gave no further details. Uri is near the Line of Control (LoC) which divides the disputed territory.
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