New Delhi:
At least nine persons, including two security force personnel, were injured today in a grenade attack on a CRPF patrol party in south Kashmir’s Shopian district.
Militants hurled a grenade at the CRPF personnel in Shopian town at around 11:40 AM, resulting in injuries to seven civilians and two security personnel, a police official said.
He said the injured have been taken to Shopian district hospital even as security forces have launched a search operation to track down the militants.
Another terrorist attack in Pampore area near Srinagar was still underway at the time of this report. Three terrorists were holed up inside J&K Entrepreneurship Development Institute since Monday.
The operation to flush-out militants holed up inside the building has entered the second day today, even as security forces launched a fresh offensive against the ultras. (With Inputs from PTI)
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#Number of injured CRPF jawans goes to 3, eight civillians injured.
#Total two CRPF jawans and four civilians injured in a grenade attack in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir.
#1 CRPF jawan and 2 civilians injured in a grenade attack on a CRPF patrolling party in Shopian district of J&K