Ambulance driver injured in firing by security forces

Srinagar, Aug 18 (PTI) An ambulance driver was shot atand injured allegedly by security forces in Safakadal area ofdowntown Srinagar while he was ferrying a patient fromGanderbal district to SMHS hospital. The driver Ghulam Ahmad Sofi was shot with a pellet gunat Safakadal crossing, a police official said. He was on his way to SMHS hospital with a patient fromKangan area of Ganderbal district, the official said. He said Sofi, even after being shot in the arm, drove theambulance to the hospital where he was also later admitted fortreatment. PTI MIJAKK