In an attack on the Indian Army, terrorists hurled two grenades at a military post in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir early Wednesday, officials said. The attack happened at an army post behind the army camp in the Surankote area. Out of the two grenades, only one exploded while the other was diffused by experts.
Fortunately, there were no casualties in the attack. Soon after the grenade attack, the security forces launched a search operation to trace the terrorists, the officials said. During the search operation, the safety pin of the exploded grenade was found near the perimeter wall of the Army camp, they added.
The officials said that a massive search operation was launched by the Army and police in the area to track down the terrorists, who fled after the attack. Earlier on Tuesday, security forces neutralised a terrorist in an overnight joint search and cordon operation that was launched on Monday night in the upper reaches of Dachigam forest in Srinagar's Harwan.
Providing details of the operation, Kashmir Zone Police said, "In the ongoing operation, one terrorist was killed and has been identified as Junaid Ahmed Bhat (LeT, Category A). The said terrorist was involved in civilians killing at Gagangir, Ganderbal and several other terror attacks. Operation continues in the upper reaches of Dachigam by J&K Police along with Joint Parties of RR and Security Forces."
(With inputs from PTI)
