Chinese, Indian Troops Engage In 150-Strong Border Brawl With Fistfights And Stone Throwing (Updated)

Newsweek: Chinese, Indian Troops Engage in 150-Strong Border Brawl With Fistfights and Stone Throwing, Delhi Says

The Indian army has said that its troops engaged in a mass brawl with Chinese soldiers at a remote mountainous border output, resulting in multiple minor injuries.

The fight—involving some 150 people, according to the Press Trust of India—broke out at a border post in a strategically important mountain pass near Tibet on Saturday, AFP reported.

The two nations share a contested border around 2,520 miles long, which winds through some of the most inhospitable terrain on Earth and is a point of regular dispute. In 1962, the two nations fought a war over the border disagreement.

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More News On Saturday's China - India Border Brawl

Chinese and Indian soldiers engage in 'aggressive' cross-border skirmish -- CNN
India says troops in brief border skirmish with Chinese soldiers -- Reuters
Indian and Chinese soldiers injured in cross-border fistfight, says Delhi -- The Guardian/AFP
FIST-FIGHT erupts between Indian and Chinese troops at strategic crossing between the two nations leaving several men injured -- Daily Mail
Indian and Chinese soldiers injured after 'fistfight' at border -- The Independent
After Clash With Indian Soldiers In Sikkim, China's Guarded Response -- NDTV
‘Aggressive confrontation’ between Indian & Chinese troops causes injuries on both sides, reports claim -- RT