Srinagar: Three soldiers were killed after an army convoy was attacked by terrorists in Pampore on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway today. Reports said at least two more soldiers were injured in the attack that took place around 20 km from Srinagar.
The terrorists fired at the army convoy at Kadlabal in Pampore town of Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district around 3:30 pm, the army said. The group of terrorists came on a motorcycle and ran away after the firing indiscriminately, sources said.
Security forces have cordoned off the adjoining residential area and launched a search operation to track down the terrorists, an army official said.
The same seven-story Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) building was also targeted in a major attack in February. Five soldiers and a civilian were killed then; three terrorists were shot dead.
The terrorists fired at the army convoy at Kadlabal in Pampore town of Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district around 3:30 pm, the army said. The group of terrorists came on a motorcycle and ran away after the firing indiscriminately, sources said.
Security forces have cordoned off the adjoining residential area and launched a search operation to track down the terrorists, an army official said.
The same seven-story Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) building was also targeted in a major attack in February. Five soldiers and a civilian were killed then; three terrorists were shot dead.
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