Three policemen were killed and another critically injured today in Jammu and Kashmir, in three attacks by terrorists in a span of four hours.
The policemen were reportedly ambushed when they were returning from a village in Shopian in the Kashmir valley where they had gone to investigate a land dispute. The police said five terrorists dressed in army fatigues stopped the vehicle and let two civilians go before they opened fire on the policemen, killing them instantly. The policemen were unarmed.
"They were investigating a land dispute between two families. It's an act of cowardice and we will definitely track down the killers," said Javid Gilani, senior police officer.
The police said the terrorists, on spotting the officer, first tried to hijack the bus heading for Pattan. They later abandoned the plan and fired at the officer before escaping when the bus stopped in a traffic jam.
In the third incident, a civilian was injured in Tral in south Kashmir. The police say he was attacked on suspicion that he was an informer for the security forces.
Two terrorists were killed after a six-hour shootout; they were dressed in army uniforms.
A day before that attack, two other members of the Jaish-e-Mohammed had stormed a police station in Jammu's Kathua District, killing three security personnel and two civilians and injuring 11 others. The terrorists were also killed in the shootout.
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