Terrorists sneaked into an army camp here in Jammu and Kashmir early on Sunday and slaughtered 17 soldiers in the worst attack in a decade on a military centre in the state.
According to military officials, over two dozen soldiers were also injured in the audacious attack that left all four heavily-armed militants who barged into the camp near Uri town at 5.30 a.m. dead after two-and-half hours gun battle.
Apart from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other political leaders, various Bollywood celebrities have also condemned the attack on Twitter.
Here's what the celebrities tweeted:
Shah Rukh Khan: Saddened to hear of the cowardly attack in Uri. Prayers for the families of our martyred soldiers. And may the terrorists be punished soon.
https://twitter.com/iamsrk/status/777429982956007424
Vatsal Sheth: Salute the brave and martyred in Uri who fought for the country. Condolences to their families. Uri attack.
https://twitter.com/shethvatsal/status/777441009114320896
Riteish Deshmukh: Deepest condolences to the families of Uri attack martyrs who laid down their lives fighting for their motherland.
https://twitter.com/Riteishd/status/777511195934883841
https://twitter.com/Riteishd/status/777468223692349441
Randeep Hooda: This is really sad and an attack on the state. There will never be peace till there is violence to achieve it. Uri attack.
https://twitter.com/RandeepHooda/status/777442172920410112
Shekhar Kapur: Paradise burning. Heartbreak of Kashmir. Beautiful town of Uri. Uri attack.
https://twitter.com/shekharkapur/status/777422745248366592
Madhur Bhandarkar: Saddened to know about the cowardly militant attack at Uri. My salute to the brave-hearts martyred and condolences to the families.
https://twitter.com/imbhandarkar/status/777438537117536256
Adnan Sami: Deeply saddened and angered by the mindless Uri attack. Prayers for the martyrs their beloved families.
https://twitter.com/AdnanSamiLive/status/777455093398450176
Esha Gupta: They lived to be called a martyr. Uri attack -- this needs to stop now. India needs to reply to this. Narendra Modi.
https://twitter.com/eshagupta2811/status/777396228057214976
Vivek Agnihotri: It's a good day to find out the difference between the wise and the stupid on Twitter. Uri attack.
https://twitter.com/vivekagnihotri/status/777439767730401280
Ameesha Patel: Cowardly attack on Uri. Prayers with all... Another disgusting attack. So many innocents suffer for no fault of their own.
https://twitter.com/ameesha_patel/status/777439018157912064
Ashoke Pandit: 17 jawans martyred. Uri attack -- My head bows down in shame at the impotency of our so called great country to value the lives of our soldiers.
https://twitter.com/ashokepandit/status/777387002668998656
https://twitter.com/ashokepandit/status/777533499477749760
https://twitter.com/ashokepandit/status/777476187048202240
https://twitter.com/ashokepandit/status/777397517164118016
https://twitter.com/ashokepandit/status/777414974046175232
Neha Sharma: Deeply saddened to hear of the cowardly attack in Uri. Prayers for the families of our martyred soldiers.
https://twitter.com/Officialneha/status/777436066089426944