killing and recoveries
Heavily armed militants attacked an army camp and a police checkpost, besides hurling a grenade at a posse of security personnel at three places. A smoke grenade also went off at a fourth place, IANS reported.
The group of six foreign terrorists who attacked an Army fortification in Uri sector of Jammu & Kashmir early on Friday morning were well equipped and heavily armed.
After a gun battle that killed all the six terrorists, the Army seized six AK rifles with 55 Magazines, two shotguns, two night vision binoculars, four radio sets, 32 unused grenades, one Medical Kit and a large quantity of miscellaneous warlike stores.
In the encounter, Army lost seven of its jawans and one officer. Three constables of Jammu & Kashmir Police too lost their lives in the attack. The Army is continuing the operation in surrounding areas to search out any terrorists who may still be hiding or attempting to escape.
Sources say that the terror attacks in the state were synchronised. Terrorists followed similar pattern of attack both in Uri and Srinagar's Soura.
Modi is to address an election rally in Srinagar on Monday. The state is in the midst of the five-phase assembly elections, with the next phase scheduled for December 9. The polls began on November 25 and will end on December 20, with the vote count to be held on December 23.
The initial two rounds of balloting in the violence-ridden state have seen heavy voter turnout, which has been described as a victory for democracy and the people's answer to militants' bullets. The terrorists have struck four days ahead of the third round of voting.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the terror attacks in the state saying that such incidents are desperate attempts to derail the atmosphere of hope and goodwill as seen by increased voter turnout. "125 crore Indians bow to our brave Army men who sacrificed their lives. These men lived & died for the nation. We won't forget them(sic)," the PM wrote on his Twitter handle.
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