Five soldiers were killed and two injured when heavily-armed terrorists ambushed two Army vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Thursday, officials told news agency PTI.

Sources told India Today TV that three to four terrorists were involved in the attack and that they positioned themselves atop a hill at Dhatyar Morh between Dhera Ki Gali and Bufliaz. From the hill, they then fired bullets at the two Army vehicles and took away the weapons of the jawans who lost their lives in the attack, sources said.

Terrorists may have done a recee at the attack site where the two Army vehicles were ambushed, sources said.

(With inputs from agencies)