Insurgents Strike Kathua; One Killed
KATHUA; Three insurgents in Indian Army fatigues opened fire at a vehicle in Kathua district today, killing one person and injuring three others.
“Three persons wearing Army uniform intercepted a SUV, forced out the occupants and opened fire on them at Tarnah Nallah bridge in Dayala Chak belt of Kathua district around 0500 hours”, a police officer said.
One person was killed and three others were injured, he said.
A vehicle carrying the suspected militants was intercepted by the Army near a private college in Kalibari-Janglote belt of Kathua district, resulting in fresh firing which was going on when last reports came in from the area.
Heavy firing between the two sides is going on, police said.
The injured have been shifted to Government Medical College Hospital, police said, adding a high alert has been sounded by the Indian security agencies.
This is the second major attack in Kathua district. On September 26, 2013, three heavily—armed rebels had attacked a police station and an Army camp in the border districts of Kathua and Samba, killing ten people, including four policemen and a Army officer.
A calling itself the ‘Shohada Brigade’ had claimed responsibility for the twin attacks. However, Indian forces believe the Lashkar-e-Taiba was behind it.
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| An injured person is being taken to the Government Medical College after an attack |
“Three persons wearing Army uniform intercepted a SUV, forced out the occupants and opened fire on them at Tarnah Nallah bridge in Dayala Chak belt of Kathua district around 0500 hours”, a police officer said.
One person was killed and three others were injured, he said.
A vehicle carrying the suspected militants was intercepted by the Army near a private college in Kalibari-Janglote belt of Kathua district, resulting in fresh firing which was going on when last reports came in from the area.
Heavy firing between the two sides is going on, police said.
The injured have been shifted to Government Medical College Hospital, police said, adding a high alert has been sounded by the Indian security agencies.
This is the second major attack in Kathua district. On September 26, 2013, three heavily—armed rebels had attacked a police station and an Army camp in the border districts of Kathua and Samba, killing ten people, including four policemen and a Army officer.
A calling itself the ‘Shohada Brigade’ had claimed responsibility for the twin attacks. However, Indian forces believe the Lashkar-e-Taiba was behind it.
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