Soura(J&K): The militants have launched second big attack in Kashmir within 10 hours.
After Uri attack, the militants have launched another attack on a police post in Soura.
1 militant has been gunned down in this attack.
Police said militants attacked a police checkpost in Soura area, about 10 km from city centre Lal Chowk, following which there was a gunfight between the militants and the security forces. One militant was killed while two others are hiding in a house here.
Police said the gun battle is still on and the area has been cordoned off.
Earlier, 5 militants,7 Army men and 3 cops of Jammu and Kashmir Police were killed after a fierce gunfight broke out between separatist guerrillas and the army in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir early morning today.
The Army men who were killed included a Lt Colonel and six Army personnel. Three policemen were also killed. The attack was launched by militants today on an Army camp in Uri area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district which is going to polls on December 9.
Five militants were also among those killed in the attack that comes just four days ahead of third phase of Assembly polls in Uri and six other constituencies of Baramulla district.
Militants carried out the attack on the army camp at Mohra in Uri tehsil at around 3.10 AM and engaged the security forces in a fierce gunbattle, police officials said. Uri, which is near the Line of Control, is about 100 km northwest of Srinagar, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi due to campaign on Monday.
