Terror attack: 1 dead and 4 IAF personnel injured in J&K's Poonch after terrorists open fire

One officer lost his life and four other IAF personnel sustained injuries after terrorists opened fire at two security vehicles, one of which belonged to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. One IAF soldier has succumbed, one is critical and the other three are stable and undergoing treatment.

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The incident occurred near Shashidhar as the vehicles were en route to Sanai Top in the Surankote area of the district. The IAF has confirmed that cordon and search operations are underway and the convoy has been secured, and further investigation is under progress.

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The vehicles were moving towards nearby Sanai Top in the district's Surankote area, they said, suspecting the involvement of the same group of terrorists who carried out an ambush on the troops in adjoining Bufliaz on December 21 last year, that left four soldiers dead and three others injured.

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The Army truck bore the major brunt of the firing by the terrorists who were armed with AK assault rifles and are believed to have fled into the nearby forests.

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Additional forces from the army and police have been deployed to the region and cordon operation has been launched to track down and neutralise the terrorists believed to have fled into the nearby forests.

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Recently, Police assisted by paramilitary forces carried out searches in Poonch town ,however, no one was arrested during the operation. Police have released pictures of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, including suspected Pakistani national Abu Hamza, involved in the murder of Razaq and announced a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head. ​

The stretch between Dhera Ki Gali and Bufliaz on the boundary of Rajouri and Poonch is densely forested and leads to Chamrer forest and then Bhata Dhurian forest, where five soldiers were killed in an ambush on an Army vehicle on April 20 last year.

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