Terror Returns To Jammu
In a dastardly attack, the biggest in Jammu region since 2002, militants struck in the border town of Samba, killing five people, including a woman hostage and a photojournalist.
Two militants holed up in a house were killed on Sunday evening after a fierce, 13 hour encounter. The militants had taken six people, including women and children, hostage.
The attack, the first major terror strike since the one on Raghunath temple in November 2002, came close on the heels of an infiltration bid three days ago, which the Border Security Force claimed to have foiled. Police believed that some militants did manage to sneak in and the location of Sunday's encounter site, close to the Jammu Pathankot highway, indicates that infiltrators were indeed able to negotiate the fence and other monitoring devices.
Inspector General of Police K. Rajendra confirmed to Hindustan Times that both the militants had been killed and that the operation was over.
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Two militants holed up in a house were killed on Sunday evening after a fierce, 13 hour encounter. The militants had taken six people, including women and children, hostage.
The attack, the first major terror strike since the one on Raghunath temple in November 2002, came close on the heels of an infiltration bid three days ago, which the Border Security Force claimed to have foiled. Police believed that some militants did manage to sneak in and the location of Sunday's encounter site, close to the Jammu Pathankot highway, indicates that infiltrators were indeed able to negotiate the fence and other monitoring devices.
Inspector General of Police K. Rajendra confirmed to Hindustan Times that both the militants had been killed and that the operation was over.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
Labels: ammu region, Border Security Force, border town, encounter, Jammu Pathankot highway, militants, Raghunath temple, Samba, struck, terror, terror strike
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