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  • NIA Team Visits Poonch After Deadly Militant Attack

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    SRINAGAR: A day after five soldiers were killed and another injured in a militant attack, a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) visited the spot on Friday.

    In a statement army said, its vehicle caught fire while moving from Bhimber Gali to Sangiot in District Poonch after being ambushed by militants amid inclement weather in the area.

    Five soldiers died on the spot while one more was injured who is undergoing treatment. Soon after the incident, army and police personnel rushed to the spot. Visuals showed semi-burnt bodies of the soldiers lying on the road beside the burning truck.

    Quoting official sources, GNS reported that a team of NIA investigated the spot to collect initial details of the incident.

    Meanwhile a massive cordon-and-search operation continues in the area to track down the “attackers”.

    The army said army that it has pressed drones and sniffer dogs to trace the attackers. (GNS)

     

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  •  Poonch Militant Attack: Vehicular Movement Suspended

     Poonch Militant Attack: Vehicular Movement Suspended

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    SRINAGAR: Following the militant attack on an army vehicle in Poonch, the movement of all kinds of vehicles has been suspended on the national highway stretch between Bhimber Gali and Bhata Dhurian with people being advised to follow the Mendhar diversion for moving towards Poonch and Surankote.

    Police in Poonch district said that in the wake of “some incident” in Bhata Dhurian, traffic will remain suspended from BG to Surankote road.

    “All the commuters are advised to adopt alternative routes that include BG Mendhar JWG or Mendhar KG Poonch,” police said.

    The militants attacked an army vehicle in the Bhata Dhurian area of the Poonch district in which five personnel lost their lives while one army man is critically injured. (KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )