Several security personnel injured after multiple terror attacks in J&K in past 24 hours

Terrorists carried out a series of attacks in the Kashmir valley on Tuesday evening, injuring 13 security personnel in a span of just four hours. In the last 24 hours, there have been five attacks in south Kashmir and one in north Kashmir.

At least nine CRPF men were injured when Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists hurled a grenade at their camp at Lariyar village of Tral in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, the police said. “They lobbed a grenade on 180 Battalion CRPF camp at Lariyar on Tuesday . Nine CRPF men received splinter injuries and they were shifted to Army’s 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar,” a senior police officer said.

In another attack on Tuesday , they hurled a grenade at a CRPF camp in Sirbal area of Pahalgam in Anantnag district in south Kashmir.There was no report of any injuries.

In a separate attack, the terrorists fired upon an Army camp of 22 Rashtriya Rifles at Pazalpora in Sopore and fled when the Army retaliated. When contacted, the Commandant of 22 RR said terrorists fired from somewhere far and managed to escape. Weapons were snatched at Anchidora residence of retired high court judge Muhammad Athar. While two cops were injured in the attack, the terrorists fled with four SLRs rifles from the possession of the guards on duty. Athar was not present at home when the attack took places.