Army camp attacked
2 Armymen killed; 2 JeM terrorists gunned down
At least four Jaish-eMohammed (JeM) militants stormed the Sunjwan Army camp in Jammu in a predawn fidayeen attack on Saturday and killed two Armymen — a junior commissioned officers (JCO) and non-commissioned officer (NCO) — and injured nine others, including civilians.
Two of the attackers were gunned down after a 12-hour operation, the Army said.
Those injured include a Major and daughter of the slain JCO, police sources said.
The police said that the terrorists launched the attack on Sunjwan Militarty Station of 36 Brigade around 4.55 am on Saturday after entering from the rear side of the Army camp where family quarters are located.
The attack follows Intelligence inputs warning of an attack on the Army or the security establishment by JeM in view of the death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.
At least four Jaish-eMohammed (JeM) militants stormed the Sunjwan Army camp in Jammu in a pre-dawn fidayeen attack on Saturday and killed two Armymen — a junior commissioned officers (JCO) and non-commissioned officer (NCO) — and injured nine others, including civilians.
A defence PRO said, “The Army has killed two heavily armed terrorists. The terrorists were wearing combat uniforms carrying AK-56 assault rifles, large amount of ammunition and hand grenades.”
“Search of their belongings confirmed the terrorists to be from Jaish-eMohammed. So far 1 JCO & 1 NCO, both belonging to J&K, have been martyred and 9 others are injured, ” he added.
Among the injured four persons, including Major Avijit Singh are said to be in critical conditions. The Major has been airlifted to Udhampur where he is being treated at the Army Base Hospital, said Jammu-based defence spokesman Lt. Col. Devender Anand.
IGP S.D. Singh Jamwal said, “Suspicious movement was noticed by the sentry and his bunker was fired upon. The fire was retaliated. The number of militants isn’t known.”
Police sources earlier said that the attackers split themselves into two groups and one of these was “isolated” in a corner of a four-storey building within the camp.