India says 20 soldiers killed in skirmish with China

At least 20 Indian soldiers have been killed in a violent face-off with Chinese forces on the disputed Himalayan border, the Indian army says, the deadliest clash between the nuclear-armed neighbors in decades.

Members of the non-governmental organization MADADGAAR PARIVAR, hold placards and shout slogans as they protest against the killing of Indian soldiers by Chinese troops, in Ahmedabad, India on June 16, 2020. (SAM PANTHAKY / AFP)

India had earlier said three of its troops were killed, but in a statement later Tuesday the army adds that 17 more “who were critically injured (on Monday) in the line of duty at the stand-off location and exposed to sub-zero temperatures in the high altitude terrain have succumbed to their injuries, taking the total that were killed in action to 20.”

— AFP