SRINAGAR: A gunman today resorted to indiscriminate firing at a police vehicle during stone pelting at apple township of Sopore in north Kashmir district of Baramulla this afternoon.
Official sources said people, mostly youths took to the streets at main chowk Sopore this afternoon after Friday prayers, raising “pro-freedom” slogans and pelting stones on security forces.
When a police bullet proof vehicle was chasing away the stone pelters, a gunman suddenly appeared from the narrow lane and resorted to firing with automatic weapons.
However, no one was injured in the firing, they said, adding the stone pelters were later chased away. Security forces conducted searches in the area briefly but the gunmen had escaped. (AGENCIES)
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