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| Militant commits suicide after troops' cordon | | | Srinagar: A militant today committed suicide by shooting himself inside a masjid in north Kashmir's Sopore town after security forces had laid a siege, a police spokesman said.
He said Tamir Ahmad Khuroo alias Junaid opened fire on a CRPF bunker at Arampora in Sopore at 11.50 am.
"The militant was given a chase by a party led by Sub Inspector Badloo Ram of 179 Battalion CRPF. He ran towards the local Mosque (Masjid Fatima) Gulabad Sopore. As troops cordoned the mosque, militant fired on his head," he claimed.
A civilian Mohammad Akbar Sofi son of Habibullah entered the Mosque and confirmed that one body alongwith a pistol was inside. "The body was evacuated with the help of two other civilians and some police personnel of the same faith (Muslims)," he added.
A pistol with magazine, three empty cartridges and a live round were recovered from the mosque.
Police claimed the killed militant was involved in stone pelting case FIR No 330/2010 FIR number 343/2010. "He was involved in firing on Police Station Sopore. For the last three months, the militant was working in the clinic of Dr Mohammad Ramzan Sofi where on 12 March 2011, two militants of Lashker-e-Toiba - Kalimullah and Wasim Ganai, were killed," he added. |
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