News, Srinagar: At least two terrorists and a soldier were killed, and one soldier was injured, when terrorists on Sunday night fired at and lobbed grenades on an army camp in Baramulla in northern Kashmir, four days after India conducted surgical strikes on terror camps across the Line of Control (LoC).
#Baramulla Attack: Situation under control, search operation continues (visuals deferred) pic.twitter.com/LYekx3yGJr
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The heavily-armed terrorists attacked a Rashtriya Rifles army camp, which also houses a unit of the Border Security Force (BSF), late last night, leading to a fierce gunbattle with security forces.
The martyred soldier+ has been identified as Constable Nitin and the injured soldier is Constable Pulwinder. Both are from the 40th battalion of the BSF, officials said.
HM has expressed grief over the martyrdom of BSF jawan. He has asked DG BSF to make all arrangements for the treatment of injured jawan
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A police official said that a gun battle with the remaining terrorists ended mid-morning and search operations were underway.
Senior BSF officials also arrived in the area. Sunday night’s strike comes exactly a fortnight after terrorists struck at Army brigade headquarters at Uri, 102 km from here killing 19 soldiers.
The terrorists gained entry into the 46th battalion of the Rashtriya Rifles through an adjoining BSF camp. The skies in Baramulla, 54km from here, saw illuminators being fired by the Army to locate the terrorists.
HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED:
More than four terrorists attacked the Army camp’s gate while another group attempted to scale the camp’s wall from another spot.
Initial reports suggested that a terrorist tried to breach the security cordon and tried to enter the camp but failed as they were engaged right outside the camp.
Baramulla attack: Terrorists have not breached 46RR camp, tried to enter through a public park near camp. Heavy exchange of fire on
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As per a resident of Baramulla, at least one terrorist might have managed to enter the camp, based on the sound of a gun fight that came from inside the camp.
Since the Army and other forces have been on high alert since Uri, they took on the terrorists soon after one hurled grenades near the entry gate.
Soon after that, two or more terrorists tried to breach the wall at another spot believing the forces would rush to the gate where firing had begun.
At least two terrorists have been killed in the encounter. One BSF jawan was also martyred in the encounter while another was injured. The injured jawans have been shifted to a safer location.
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The attack comes even as intelligence inputs over the last four days have alerted about possible terrorist attacks on security installations in Jammu and Kashmir after the Indian Army carried out surgical strikes across the LoC in Pakistan on September 29.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah tweeted: “Colleagues in Baramulla town are phoning with reports of massive gunfire in their vicinity. Prayers for all in the area.”