Two Jawans of Border Security Force and a militant has been killed and eight others have been injured when a Border Security Force personnel convoy was attacked at Narsu Nullah near Samroli at Udhampur of Jammu and Kashmir.
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BSF jawans retaliated, leaving one militant killed.
After the attack, said the police officer, senior BSF troopers and police officers rushed to the spot, 65km away from here in Udhampur district.
The convoy carrying Amarnath pilgrims had already crossed the highway when the militants attacked the BSF vehicle.
Meanwhile vehicular movement on the highway has been stopped after the attack. The militants threw a grenade on the BSF convoy in which four jawans were injured.
After the attack, A BSF contingent, CRPF and local police were immediately sent to the site from Udhampur.
While the injured were shifted to hospital, the Jammu-Srinagar highway is cleared for traffic.
According to sources, terrorists were in army uniform and one terrorist tried to enter BSF bus.
Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah also took to Twitter to confirm the development.
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“In the wake of today’s attack, we have deployed additional forces at mountain peaks overlooking the highway”, the officer added.
