Captain Among Three Killed In Attack On Army Camp In Kashmir

Captain Among Three  Killed In Attack On Army Camp In Kashmir
Members of the Indian Army load mules with blankets for earthquake survivors in Julla village near the Line of Control, in the Indian Administered Kashmir (Photographer: Amit Bhargava/Bloomberg News)

An army captain and two soldiers were martyred on Thursday when militants carried out a Fidayeen attack on an army camp in Kupwara in north Kashmir. The army officer killed was identified as Captain Ayush, official sources said.

The incident took place at Panjgaon at Chowkibal when militants, suspected to be of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad stormed the battalion camp which is in-charge of road opening duties on the crucial roads in this area.

Two militants were killed as army foiled their attack, the sources said. However, a hunt is on to ascertain if any militant sneaked into the camp under the cover of darkness.

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