3 soldiers killed after terrorists attack army convoy in Pampore

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Three soldiers were killed after militants opened fire on an army convoy in Pampore in Pulwana district on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, the Army said on Saturday. Search operation is underway. Security forces have cordoned off the adjoining residential area and launched search operation to track down the militants, a police official said.

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“Terrorists attacked, security forces retaliated. Public was present so we couldn’t fire openly but terrorists were forced to run away,” said IG (Operations) CRPF. The army convoy was on its way from Jammu to Srinagar when the attack took place.

A police official said two soldiers were also injured in the attack that took place at the place crowded with civilians at Kadlabal in Pampore town of Pulwama district this afternoon.

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Preliminary investigations suggest that the militants might have used motorcycles to carry out the deadly attack, the official said, adding search operations were going on in the surrounding areas to track down the assailants.

Army soldiers arrive at the site of militant attack on their convoy in Kadlbal area of Pampore in south of Srinagarin  17 December 2016. Three soldiers were killed and two were injured after suspected militants ambushed a convoy of the Indian Army and attacked it at Srinagar-Jammu National Highway 1-A in Pampore. Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi
Army soldiers arrive at the site of militant attack on their convoy in Kadlbal area of Pampore in south of Srinagarin 17 December 2016. Three soldiers were killed and two were injured after suspected militants ambushed a convoy of the Indian Army and attacked it at Srinagar-Jammu National Highway 1-A in Pampore.
Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi

Two militants were killed on Wednesday in separate encounters with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. The encounters took place in Anantnag and Baramulla districts. Militants opened fire on a patrol party of army at Beewra in Srigufwara area of Anantnag district this morning, a police official said. He said the army personnel retaliated, triggering a gunbattle.

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A civilian was killed on December 9 in firing at Arwani in south Kashmir as the Army and police launched an operation against militants.

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