Raid over, army guns down two terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir
Militants on Saturday launched an attack on an army camp in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
By Agencies | Updated:
SRINAGAR: The army gunned down two militants after they tried to sneak into its main infantry headquarters in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Senior police officer Danish Rana said the army foiled the rebels' pre-dawn bid on Saturday and later killed them in a gunbattle in the Samba region. There was no independent confirmation of the fighting.
"Militants early this morning attacked the Mesar camp of 82 armoured regiment in Samba district. They were using grenades and automatic gunfire to carry out the attack. Two militants were involved in the attack," a senior police officer said.
A pilgrim bound for the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir was critically injured.
A resident of Uttar Pradesh was critically injured in the militant attack on the Mesar camp of 82 armoured regiment in Samba district. He was rushed to the Samba district hospital where doctors referred him to the Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu for specialised treatment.
Senior police officer Danish Rana said the army foiled the rebels' pre-dawn bid on Saturday and later killed them in a gunbattle in the Samba region. There was no independent confirmation of the fighting.
"Militants early this morning attacked the Mesar camp of 82 armoured regiment in Samba district. They were using grenades and automatic gunfire to carry out the attack. Two militants were involved in the attack," a senior police officer said.
A pilgrim bound for the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir was critically injured.
A resident of Uttar Pradesh was critically injured in the militant attack on the Mesar camp of 82 armoured regiment in Samba district. He was rushed to the Samba district hospital where doctors referred him to the Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu for specialised treatment.
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Text: PTI
Terrorists struck again for the second time in as many days when two of them opened fire at an army camp on Jammu-Pathankot Highway in Samba district on Saturday and were killed in the counter attack.
In pic: Security personnel take up positions during an encounter with militants at Mehasar army camp in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Terrorists struck again for the second time in as many days when two of them opened fire at an army camp on Jammu-Pathankot Highway in Samba district on Saturday and were killed in the counter attack.
In pic: Security personnel take up positions during an encounter with militants at Mehasar army camp in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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