Hundreds of Chinese troops reportedly hunted down dozens of Indian soldiers and beat them with...

Update: "They hit our boys on the head with metal batons wrapped in barbed wire. Our boys fought with bare hands," a senior Indian military official who did not want to be named told BBC News. The officer said 300 Chinese troops, whom he described as "the Death Squad," fought 55 Indian soldiers. China has not released figures on casualties, though Indian media has pushed unconfirmed reports that up to 40 Chinese troops were killed in the fight.

The fight involved hand-to-hand combat and improvised weapons because firearms are prohibited in the disputed territory based on protocols agreed to by both sides.