KASHMIR, June 12 –Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans were martyred and three others were injured on Wednesday when terrorists carried out an attack on a busy road in Anantnag district of South Kashmir. An inspector of Jammu and Kashmir Police has also sustain crticial injuries. The injured have been evacuated to an army hospital.
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According to officials, at least two terrorists attacked a patrol party of the CRPF on the busy KP Road in Anantnag with automatic rifles followed by hurling of grenades. One of the terrorists were gunned down by security forces, other one is believed to have escaped, the officials said. Combing operations are still on.
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Station House Officer of Anantnag Police Station, Arshad Ahmed, was injured in the attack and has been shifted to Srinagar for treatment, they said.
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Pro-Pakistan terrorist group Al-Umar Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the attack on CRPG and police party. The terrorist group has sent a press release to a local news agency.
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However, intelligence agencies said that Al-Umar Mujahideen is a defunct terrorist outfit and this attack looks like a handiwork of Jaish-e-Mohammed.
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Credit: India Today – 12 June 2019
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