Chandigarh, Aug 22: Two suspects were shot dead by BSF troops along the India-Pakistan border at Dal border outpost in Punjab's Tarn Taran district in the wee hours of Saturday, a BSF official said.

After noticing suspicious movement at BOP Dal near the Indo-Pak border, the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel opened fire at around 4:45 am, he said.

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Two bodies have been recovered, the official said, adding the search operation is going on. The identities of the deceased are yet to be ascertained, he added.

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