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| 2 Army soldiers killed in ambush, 3 in mishaps | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 29: In one of the deadliest attacks of this year, two soldiers were killed early on Friday in an ambush by terrorists in Tandar village of district Kishtwar while three others have been reported killed in different mishaps.
An army spokesman said that on specific information 11 RR and 9RR troops conducted a search operation in Tandar area of Dachan while the army was on way some terrorists who had already on ambushed in which two soldiers receive bullet injuries.The incident was occurred about 240 km northeast of Jammu and 70 kilometer away from Kishtwar Army Headquarter.
"This came as a surprise to the Indian troops, when they (militants) fired with their automatic AK-47 assault rifles in Tandar area. Two soldiers were killed - one of the rank of Lance Naik namely Jagdish Raj of 11 RR and Raj Kumar resident of Palmar a sepoy of 159 Territorial Army.They were rushed to Kishtwar Headquarter but they succumbed to injuries.
"This was the deadliest attack by terrorists in the hinterland of Jammu and Kashmir," said an army officer of 16 corps.
The soldiers of 16 corps are manning the Line of Control (LoC) and countering insurgency operations in most of the Jammu region.
The terrorists have shot at and killed policemen in the Kashmir valley but in Tandar this was the first incident in 2010 where soldiers were targeted.
"It's not a new situation for us, we will go after the terrorists each and everywhere in the state, they would not be allowed to get away with such assaults or their bid to disturb peace," the army officer said
Soon after the incident more security personnel which including Special Operation Groups, district police and army troops were pumped. Security forces has cordoned off the entire area but due to continuous rainfall the search operation is in slow pace.It is expected that some four to five militants believed to be LeT are hiding in the area.The search operation was in progress though in slow pace, he maintained.
Meanwhile, three Army personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO), were killed and as many injured in two separate road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir today.
JCO Mira Singh and Lance Naik M S Maheske were killed and three soldiers injured when a vehicle of 11 Engineering regiment of army skidded off the road near Khardonga, in Leh district, a police spokesman said.
The injured persons were shifted to hospital where their condition was stated to be "serious", the spokesman said.
Another army vehicle slipped off the road between S M Hill and Baraf Post in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, resulting in death of its driver, Sepoy S K Yadav, he said.
Meanwhile, 23 passengers were injured when a b |
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