J&K: 2 CRPF men killed in militant attack
According to reports, militants opened indiscriminate firing on a road opening party near Halmulla area of the district which left two CRPF men, including an officer, seriously injured.
Later, both died while they were taken to hospital, official said.
Militants fled from the scene after the attack.
Meanwhile, soon after the attack, the Special Operation Group (SOG) and the CRPF cordoned the whole area and launched a search operation to nab the assailants.
No militant organization has claimed responsibility of the attack so far.
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri )
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