9 security personnel injured in militant attack in JK’s Pulwama

Para-military and police personnel at Jahangir Chowk in Srinagar after grenade blast on Thursday.-Excelsior/Shakeel
Para-military and police personnel at Jahangir Chowk in Srinagar after grenade blast on Thursday.-Excelsior/Shakeel

SRINAGAR: Nine security personnel, including five CRPF jawans, were injured in a militant attack in the Tral area of Pulwama district today, police said.

            Militants lobbed a grenade and opened fire on the personnel from a crowd when they were busy with law and order duties on Tral road, a police spokesman said.

            He said nine security personnel – five CRPF jawans and four cops – were injured in the attack.

            Security forces’ personnel exercised maximum restraint after being attacked to prevent any civilian casualty, the spokesman said.

            He said the injured were admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment. (AGENCIES)

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