JAMMU – Two Army personnel were critically injured when they stepped overa landmine near the LoC in Poonch district of Occupied Jammu and Kashmir,police said today.

The soldiers were undertaking some construction work in Kanari forward postarea in Sabzian sector when one of them accidentally stepped over thelandmine yesterday, causing an explosion, a police official said.

The injured Army personnel have been admitted to a hospital.

Landmines are planted along the LoC to prevent infiltration of terroristsfrom across the border and sometimes get dislocated due to rains.