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J&K: Two non-local labourers killed in grenade attack; Police arrests LeT terrorist

<span style="color: #222222;">In Jammu and Kashmir, police arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist in connection with the killing of two non-local labourers from Uttar Pradesh. The two labourers were killed in a hand grenade attack at Hermain village in the Shopian district last night. The deceased have been identified as Monish Kumar and Ram Sagar.<br />''<br />''Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has condemned the barbaric terror attack and has expressed his deepest condolences to the families.  He further said that the security agencies have been directed to launch coordinated counter-terror operations. He informed that the district administration Shopian has deputed senior officers to make arrangements for the transportation of the mortal remains to their respective villages with full honours. He said that terrorism is a curse for civilized society and urged people from every community must come together to condemn these heinous acts and root out terror and its elements.<br />''<br />''Earlier this week, in the same district, terrorists had killed one civilian from the Kashmiri Pandit community when he was on the way to his apple orchards.<br />''<br />''The killings evoked strong resentment and denouncement by the locals who held demonstrations and candlelight marches across Kashmir Valley to show solidarity with the family of the victim.</span><br />

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