Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the attack on a BSF convoy in Udhampur was a "worrying development" as the area had remained free from militancy for a long time.
"An attack on this stretch of the NH (National Highway) after a very long time. Worrying development because area was militant free," Mr Abdullah wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter.
Two BSF jawans and a militant were killed while eight others injured when militants attacked a convoy of the BSF on Jammu-Srinagar highway near Samroli in Udhampur district early this morning.
The attack, which comes days after terror struck Dinanagar of Punjab, is the first in the district in over a decade.
Udhampur was one of the four districts of Jammu and Kashmir from where the Omar Abdullah-led state government wanted the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act to be revoked citing considerable improvement in the situation.
The other districts were Srinagar and Budgam in Kashmir Valley and Jammu district in Jammu region.
"An attack on this stretch of the NH (National Highway) after a very long time. Worrying development because area was militant free," Mr Abdullah wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter.
Two BSF jawans and a militant were killed while eight others injured when militants attacked a convoy of the BSF on Jammu-Srinagar highway near Samroli in Udhampur district early this morning.
Udhampur was one of the four districts of Jammu and Kashmir from where the Omar Abdullah-led state government wanted the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act to be revoked citing considerable improvement in the situation.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Cops Avert Major Attack After Terrorists Fire On Police Post In J&K's Udhampur "Deeply Anguished": Rajnath Singh On Death Of 5 Armymen In Jammu's Kathua "Driver Refused To Deboard Passengers, Was Shot": Bus Owner On Jammu Attack 2 French Rafale Jets Collide Mid-Air, Instructor, Pilot Missing Mob Vandalised Kolkata Doctor Rape Murder Case Crime Scene? Cops Respond Ayatollah Khamenei Warns Of "Divine Wrath" If Iran Backs Down Against Israel Independence Day: Viral Video Shows Indians, Pakistanis Singing 'Jai Ho' "I Am With You...": Bengal Governor After Doctors Say They Feel "Insecure" Thousands To Attend PM Modi's Indian Community Meet In US Next Month: Report Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.