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Grenade attack on security forces in J&K`s Tral; 3 dead, 30 others injured
At least three civilians were killed and 30 others, including policemen and paramilitary troopers, were injured after a group of unidentified terrorists hurled grenades targeting a police party in Jammu and Kashmir`s Tral on Thursday.
Jammu: At least three civilians were killed and 30 others, including policemen and paramilitary troopers, were injured after a group of unidentified terrorists hurled grenades targeting a police party in Jammu and Kashmir's Tral on Thursday.
According to ANI, the convoy of Naeem Akhtar, a minister in the J&K government, also came under attack. However, he escaped unhurt.
The terrorists attacked the police party near a bus stand in Pulwama district's Tral and hurled grenades on them.
The terrorists also opened indiscriminate fire on the CRPF jawans of 180 battalion after attacking them with grenades and fled the spot.
"Three civilians, including two men and a woman, were killed and 30 others including policemen and paramilitary troopers were injured in this attack,'' IANS quoted a police officer as saying.
"The injured have been shifted to hospital for treatment," he added.
The entire area was cordoned off, and a massive search for terrorists was launched.
The attack came hours after a junior level officer of the Seema Sashastra Bal (SSB) was killed and another injured in a suspected fratricidal firing incident at an SSB camp near the Jawahar Tunnel in Ramban district.