Lagatar24 Desk
Srinagar, Aug 11: A dawn attack on an army base in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, resulted in the deaths of three soldiers in the line of duty and the injury of another two. Two terrorists were shot dead after they were seen attempting to climb a fence and into the army camp.
“Some terrorists tried to cross the fence of the army camp at Pargal. The sentry challenged them and an exchange of fire took place,” Additional Director General of Police Mukesh Singh said.
“One Officer is also among the injured Army personnel in the terrorist attack and has been rushed for medical treatment. 16 Corps Commander Lt Gen Manjinder Singh is constantly monitoring the situation on the ground. The area is being sanitised,” Indian Army officials said.
J&K | Two terrorists, who carried out a suicide attack on an Army company operating base 25 kms from Rajouri, killed; three soldiers lost their lives. Operations in progress.
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— ANI (@ANI) August 11, 2022
According to the police, Lashkar-e-Taiba, or LeT, terror group is behind today’s attack.
Earlier on a Wednesday, three LeT terrorists were neutralised by security forces in Budgam. One of the terrorists was involved in the killing of civilians Rahul Bhat and Amreen Bhat.
