Thursday, December 19News and updates from Kashmir

Update: Five army troopers injured in Kathua militant attack, two critical

Five Soldiers were injured, two of them critically, in a militant attack in Kathua on Monday.

News agency GNS quoted sources as saying that militants targeted a patrolling party of army near Badnota area, leaving five soldiers injured, two of them critically.

The two critically injured soldiers have been shifted to Sub-district Hospital Billawar for advanced treatment, while three remaining personnel have been admitted in a local hospital.

Soon after the attack, reinforcement of Police and army were rushed to the area and a massive cordon and search operation have been launched to nab the attackers.

Further details are awaited.

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