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  • Grenade attack in J&K’s Kulgam, police personnel killed

    By PTI

    SRINAGAR: A policeman was killed in a grenade attack in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday.

    The incident took place in Qaimoh area of the south Kashmir district on Saturday night.

    “A grenade incident was reported yesterday night in Qaimoh #Kulgam. In this #terror incident, 01 police personnel namely Tahir Khan R/O Mendhar, Poonch got injured,” Kashmir Zone Police wrote on Twitter.

    The police said the injured personnel was shifted to the GMC hospital in Anantnag where he succumbed to injuries.

    SRINAGAR: A policeman was killed in a grenade attack in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday.

    The incident took place in Qaimoh area of the south Kashmir district on Saturday night.

    “A grenade incident was reported yesterday night in Qaimoh #Kulgam. In this #terror incident, 01 police personnel namely Tahir Khan R/O Mendhar, Poonch got injured,” Kashmir Zone Police wrote on Twitter.

    The police said the injured personnel was shifted to the GMC hospital in Anantnag where he succumbed to injuries.

  • Grenade attack in Jammu & Kashmir, three security personnel injured

    By PTI
    SRINAGAR: Three security force personnel sustained minor injuries in a grenade attack by militants in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said. The ultras lobbed the grenade on security forces near Khanpora bridge in Baramulla town this afternoon, they said.

    The injured personnel have been taken to a hospital while the area has been cordoned off to track down the militants.

  • Jawan killed in first major attack in Jammu and Kashmir this year 

    By Express News Service
    SRINAGAR: In the first major terror attack in Kashmir this year, terrorists targeted an Army road opening party in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday, killing a soldier and injuring three others.Police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off in the premises of Government Middle School at Subhanpora area in Kulgam district around 10.15 am on Wednesday.

    The terrorists detonated the IED as the Army’s Road Opening Party (ROP) was passing through the area, sources said. Four jawans, who were stationed near the premises where the blast took place sustained injuries. They were rushed to a military hospital in Srinagar for specialised treatment. However, one of them succumbed to injuries in the hospital.

    Immediately after the blast, the police, CRPF and Army laid siege to the area and launched a combing operation to track down the terrorists responsible for the attack. The police official said preliminary investigation has revealed that a rudimentary IED with a low-powered explosive and ball bearings was planted by militants in an abandoned building inside the school premises, where the Army men used to visit on a routine basis.

    He said the IED was planted by militants probably during the night hours. No militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. The police official said an investigation has been launched to identify the attackers and the nature of explosives used. Last year, 225 terrorist and 60 security personnel were killed in militancy violence in J&K.