5 troopers killed, five injured as terrorists attack Indian Military convoy in J&Ample’s Kathua

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5 troopers of the Indian Military were killed and five others were injured on Monday (July 8) after terrorists ambushed their automobile within the distant Machedi dwelling of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, the tips company PTI reported citing officers.

The terrorists hurled a grenade and opened fire focusing on army autos which have been on a routine patrol on the Machedi-Kindli-Malhar road at spherical 3.30 pm IST shut to Badnota village in Lohai Malhar.

Security forces retaliate

PTI reported that following the ambush, security forces retaliated but the terrorists fled into the nearby forest. Officials said an intermittent alternate of firing became once occurring between the terrorists and security forces when the final studies were bought.

They added reinforcements had been rushed to the dwelling to neutralise the terrorists, who were believed to have no longer too long ago infiltrated from within the future of the border and were inviting to the elevated reaches.

Who’s at the support of the attack?

Terrorist outfit Kashmir Tigers claimed accountability for Monday’s ambush. It said that its cadres extinct M4 assault rifles, grenades and other weapons.

The outfit vowed to behavior more such assaults within the approaching days.

2d incident in Kathua in lower than a month

This became once the 2d foremost incident in Kathua district within the final four weeks.

On June 12 and 13, two terrorists and a CRPF (Central Reserve Police Power) personnel were killed in a fierce gunfight within the future of a search and cordon operation.

Jammu has witnessed a spurt in fright actions, attributed by authorities to an strive by Pakistani handlers to revive terrorism within the placement and disturb the silent environment.

(With inputs from businesses)