Parrikar briefed on army's counter-operation at Uri
Daily Excelsior
12:52 AM Sep 19, 2016 IST
SRINAGAR: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was today briefed here by army officials about the counter-operation in Uri where a deadly terror attack left 17 jawans dead and 20 injured.����������� The minister also visited the injured jawans at the hospital. Parrikar had rushed to Srinagar to take stock of the situation after four suspected Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists struck the administrative base of the army's 10 Dogra regiment at Uri in Baramulla district.����������� "The Defence Minister was briefed about the Uri terror attack and the counter-operation in which the terrorists were neutralised," an army official said.����������� Parrikar arrived at the Chinar Corps Headquarters of the army at Badami Bagh in the evening where senior army officials briefed him, he added.����������� The Defence Minister also visited the 92 Base Hospital of the army where he was briefed about the condition of the injured soldiers who were undergoing treatment there. (AGENCIES)
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