Sopore: Suspected terrorists opened fire on a police post in Sopore in north Kashmir district on Tuesday, killing a civilian, policeman and injuring another.
UPDATE: Militant attack on Police Party in Tujar Sharief, Sopore; 1 civilian dead, 1 policeman dead & 1 injured.
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According to reports, Fayaz Ahmad of IRP 13 Battalion was performing his duty at a shrine in Tujjar Shareef area of Sopore when suspected militants fired shots at him.
Both the injured policemen were taken to the Sopore hospital where a policeman succumbed to his injuries.
This is the second attack on a police post in Jammu and Kashmir this month. On August 6, a group of heavily armed terrorists attacked on Chanj police post in Udhampur, leaving two Special Police Officers injured.