2 soldiers killed in J&K terror attack

SRINAGAR: Two soldiers were killed in a terror attack on an army Quick Reaction Team (QRT) at Parimpora in the outskirts of the city on Thursday, police said. They said the Quick Reaction Team came under indiscriminate firing by twothree ultras, who were travelling in a van, this afternoon at a crowded area in Khushipora of Parimpora.

Police said the two soldiers were critically injured in the attack and were rushed to a military facility in the nearby Shariefabad camp where they succumbed. IGP Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said, “Our army jawans were on routine duty when three terrorists started shooting at them. Two jawans were critically injured.”

The IGP said security forces are analysing the CCTV footage of the incident to identify the attackers. There is movement of LeT and Jaish here and we will identify the group behind the attack by evening. Among the three, two could be FTs (foreign terrorists) from Pakistan and one local. We are analysing the CCTV footage,” he said.

A defence spokesperson added, “They (the injured soldiers) were evacuated to the nearest medical facility. However, they have succumbed to their injuries.” The security forces have cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to track down the assailants, he said. “Being a crowded area, our troops exercised restraint to avoid any civilian casualty and collateral damage,” the spokesman said. The attack came on the 12th anniversary of Mumbai terror attacks and ahead of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in the Union territory.