Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR Aug 31: Militants today carried out two grenade attacks in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on security forces injuring seven people while huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from Uri area of the district.
A 13-year-old girl was among seven people who sustained injuries in the grenade blast at Azad Gunj area of Baramulla town. Defence spokesman in Srinagar Colonel Rajesh Kalia said that militants attacked an Army convoy with a grenade that missed the intended target and exploded on the road leaving many civilians injured.
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Seven people were injured and two of them were shifted to Srinagar for treatment.
The injured included Lateef Ahmad Khan son of Mohmmad Yousf Khan of Fakirwani, Baramulla, Mohmmad Afrooz Ganie son of Abdul Samad of Naidhal Baramulla, Iqra Nazir, 13, daughter of Nazir Ahmad of Chakala Baramulla, Manzoor Ahmad Khan son of Mohammad Yousf Khan of Fakir Wani Baramulla, Tariq Ahmad Chopan son of Ghulam Ahmad of Kanispora Baramulla, Mohmmad Auyoob son of Mohmmad Zafar of Binner Baramulla and Zahoor Ahamd Lone son of Mohammad Akber of Hadipora Rafiabad.
Soon after the attack, 46 RR of Army, SOG, CRPF and Baramulla police reinforcement of forces rushed to spot and cordoned off the area to nab the attackers.
In the second attack, militants fired rifle grenade at the police post Sopore in Baramulla district that was followed by the firing. However, there was no damage reported in the incident.
Senior police and CRPF officers rushed to the spot and a search operation was launched to nab the attackers
Security forces today recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition during a cordon and search operation in Boniyar area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
A joint team of 5 JAT of Army and police launched a massive operation in Banalo forest area of Uri.
“During search operation, a huge quantity of arms and ammunition including two dismental AK 47, two AK magazines, 74 AK rounds, 10 grenades, one pistol , two radio sets, Pak currency worth Rs 4000 and one pouch was recovered,” they said.
A police official said that a case in this regard has been registered and further investigation taken up.
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