In Jammu and Kashmir, the Jammu region was rocked by two terror attacks yesterday, in which 7 army personnel, including two officers, were killed and Six heavily-armed terrorists were also eliminated in two separate fierce encounters.<br/><br/>In one incident, a group of heavily-armed terrorists in police uniform stormed an army unit in Nagrota, about three kms from the Corps headquarters on the outskirts of Jammu city, in morning hours yesterday. It triggered an intense gunbattle that lasted for hours. Seven army personnel, including two officers, were killed in this attack before three terrorists were killed in an armed stand-off which also involved a hostage-like situation with 12 soldiers, two ladies and two children being held captive. After the encounter, the combing operation was halted last night and will be launched later in the morning today.<br/><br/>In another incident, three terrorists were gunned down by BSF in Ramgarh area of Samba sector near the International Border after an encounter that lasted several hours and was followed by intense cross-border firing by Pakistani troops. During this operation, seven security personnel including a BSF DIG were injured. The security forces suffered serious injuries when an IED blast occurred while the bodies of the slain terrorists were being searched out.
News On AIR | November 30, 2016 8:15 AM
J&K: 7 security personnel martyred in two different terrorist attacks