Hindustan Times (Patiala)

9 SECURITY PERSONNEL HURT

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Nine security personnel, including five CRPF jawans, were injured in a militant attack in Tral area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday, police said. Militants lobbed a grenade and opened fire at the personnel from a crowd when they were busy with law and order duties, a police spokespers­on said. He said nine security personnel — five CRPF jawans and four cops — were injured. Security forces’ personnel exercised maximum restraint after being attacked to prevent any civilian casualty, the spokesman said. He said the injured were admitted to a hospital for treatment.

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