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J&K attack: Three Indian soldiers killed, several injured

J&K attack: Three Indian soldiers killed, several injured

| | 18 Sep 2016, 09:31 am
Uri, Sept 18 (IBNS): At least three army men were killed and several others were injured as gunmen attacked an army installation in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri on Sunday morning, said officials.

Unconfirmed reports said the toll could be much higher in the attack that is feared to have been mounted by the terror group Lashkar e-Taiba and backed by Pakistan's spy agency ISI.

The injured have been airlifted to an Army hospital in Srinagar, reports said.

According to reports, an encounter is raging  in the area where reportedly some terrorists sneaked in early in the morning at around 4 am.

According to one report, the attack occurred in a building on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad highway in the Baramulla district.

Meanwhile,Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said he postponed his visit to Russia following the attack.

"Keeping the situation of Jammu and Kashmir in mind and in the wake of terror attack in Uri, I have postponed my visits to Russia and the USA," the Home Minister tweeted.

"I have given instructions to the Home Secretary and other senior officers in MHA to closely monitor the situation in Jammu and Kashmir," he said.

Singh said he spoke to J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti over the issue.

"Spoke to Governor & CM of Jammu & Kashmir regarding the terror attack in Uri. They have apprised me of the security situation in the state," he said.

(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri) 

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