At least a dozen bullet holes have been seen on the windscreen of the car that got here underneath hearth
New Delhi:
Five troopers of the Indian Airforce have been injured when two autos of their convoy got here underneath heavy terrorist hearth within the Surankote space of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, sources stated. Of the 5 injured, one airman is reportedly vital. They have all been shifted to a hospital for therapy.
Reinforcement was rushed to the world and counter-terror operations are underway.
This is the primary main assault on the armed forces this 12 months within the area which witnessed a sequence of terror assaults on the military final 12 months. Visuals from after the assault confirmed no less than a dozen bullet holes on the windscreen of the car that got here underneath hearth.
“An Indian Air Force vehicles’ convoy was attacked by terrorists in the Poonch district of J&K. The local Rashtriya Rifles unit has started cordon and search operations in the area. The vehicles have been secured inside the air base in the general area near Shahsitar. Military personnel have suffered injuries,” sources within the safety forces stated.
More particulars are awaited.