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1 Killed, 4 Soldiers Injured In Terror Attack On IAF Convoy Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls In J&K's Poonch

Terrorists opened fire on two vehicles, one of which belonged to the Indian Air Force (IAF), in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, killing one and injuring five security personnel.

1 Killed, 4 Soldiers Injured In Terror Attack On IAF Convoy Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls In J&K's Poonch Image: Twitter

Three weeks before voting in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency, terrorists ambushed an Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Saturday, resulting in one soldier's death and four injuries. Poonch is a part of the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency, which will hold elections on May 25 for the sixth phase.

In the evening, four terrorists opened fire on IAF vehicles heading towards Sanai Top in Poonch's Surankot area, injuring five security personnel, two of them critically. One of the severely injured soldiers passed away while receiving treatment at a military hospital.

The security vehicles were on their way to nearby Sanai Top in the district's Surankote area, and they suspected the same group of terrorists were behind the ambush on the troops in neighbouring Bufliaz on December 21 last year, which killed four soldiers and injured three others.

According to officials, the Army truck bore the brunt of the terrorists' firing, who were armed with AK assault rifles and are believed to have fled into nearby forests. The Army and police have dispatched reinforcements to the area, and a massive search and cordon operation has been launched to locate and neutralise the terrorists, according to reports.
 

Police, assisted by paramilitary forces, have been conducting searches in Poonch town since Friday in response to information about the movement of suspected individuals. Officials said no one was arrested during the operation.

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