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Gen. Vij visits Army installations in Jammu
Jammu, June 29: Chief of Army Staff General N C Vij today held a meeting with senior officials here for beefing up security around all Army establishments in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of yesterday`s suicide attack by militants in the city which left 12 personnel dead and seven injured.
Jammu, June 29: Chief of Army Staff General N C Vij today held a meeting with senior officials here for beefing up security around all Army establishments in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of yesterday's suicide attack by militants in the city which left 12 personnel dead and seven injured.
General Vij, who arrived here this morning from New Delhi drove straight to Sonjiwan Military Station, where the militants had struck, and was briefed by the GOC-in-C, Northern Command, Lt Gen Hari Prashad and General Officer Commanding (GOC), 16 Corps, Lt Gen T P S Brar, official sources said.
Vij reviewed the security set up of Army installations in J&K and called for immediate fortification of all them including Sonjiwan camp, senior Army officials, the sources said.
There are 27 Army camps and stations with barbed wire fencing around them instead of brick walls, the sources said.
Later, he visited Army Hospital and met the injured Army jawans.
Bureau Report
General Vij, who arrived here this morning from New Delhi drove straight to Sonjiwan Military Station, where the militants had struck, and was briefed by the GOC-in-C, Northern Command, Lt Gen Hari Prashad and General Officer Commanding (GOC), 16 Corps, Lt Gen T P S Brar, official sources said.
Vij reviewed the security set up of Army installations in J&K and called for immediate fortification of all them including Sonjiwan camp, senior Army officials, the sources said.
There are 27 Army camps and stations with barbed wire fencing around them instead of brick walls, the sources said.
Later, he visited Army Hospital and met the injured Army jawans.
Bureau Report