The United States military says US and Afghan forces have exchanged gunfire with Pakistani troops across the border with Afghanistan.
A senior US military official says a five-minute skirmish broke out after Pakistani soldiers fired warning shots near two US helicopters.
No-one was hurt in the incidents and the US maintains it had not crossed the border from Afghanistan.
Tension is high in Pakistan over cross-border action by US-led forces.
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(BBC)
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