Gunmen Kill 3 Indian Security Personnel in Kashmir

New Delhi, 15 Dzulqa’dah 1437/18 August 2016 (MINA) – At least two Indian soldiers and one police officer were killed in a militant attack on a military convoy in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The gunmen launched their attack on the security personnel early Wednesday, also injuring four others, the Indo Asian News Agency quoted a police officer as saying.

The security forces cordoned off the area and launched a massive search operation to trace the attackers, he added.

Today’s attack came one day after the killing of five militants in the Indian army during a foiled infiltration bid near the Line of Control from the Pakistani side to Indian territories.

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The Valley is gripped by tension following the killing of five civilians on Tuesday, as the army opened fire against participants in the latest demonstration held to protest the killing of the popular separatist leader Burhan Wani by the Indian army on July 8th.

The death toll in the ongoing tension has topped 65 people while thousands of others sustained serious injuries. (T/R07/R01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)