Civilian among 6 dead as Jammu attack ends
FAMILIES HIT Deceased civilian a soldier’s father; 10 others injured, one critical
NEW DELHI/JAMMU: The death toll in an operation to flush out militants holed up in a residential area of the Sunjuwan military station in Jammu rose to six, with bodies of two more soldiers and a civilian recovered in search and sanitisation operations on Sunday, the Indian army said.
The three Jaish-e-mohammed (JEM) militants, who were killed in a pitched gun battle on Saturday, had stormed the army camp, attacking military personnel and civilians alike.
Ten other people were injured in the attack, including five women and a 14-year-old boy who is battling for life after a gunshot wound to the head. The civilian who was killed was the father of a soldier.
“The militants were wearing army combat fatigues and were heavily armed. AK-56 rifles, grenade launchers, grenades and other ammo were recovered from them,” said an army spokesperson.
The attackers were all Pakistani citizens who had been operating i n t he Kashmir Valley since last year, and had travelled to Jammu just days before the attack, the official said.
An initial probe suggested the attackers had entered from a spot at the rear of the camp where the boundary was secured only with metal sheets.