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Live: Suicide attack on Army camp in Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir


NiSRINAGAR: Terrorists tonight launched a 'Fidayeen' (suicide) attack on an army camp in Baramulla town of Jammu and Kashmir, three days after Indian military's surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the LoC, officials said. Firing reported to have started at 10:30 pm. Live updates:
  • Situation contained and under control, says Army
  • 2 BSF jawans injured in exchange of fire with terrorists: ANI
  • Two terrorists nuteralised : Sources
  • Terrorists have not breached 46RR camp, tried to enter through a public park near camp
  • Joint operation of BSF and Jammu and Kashmir police is goin on to nuteralise terrorists.
  • Number of attackers cannot be specified
  • Personnel of the border guarding force BSF, which is under the operational command of the Army in this area, jointly stay in the camp with the soldiers
  • Exchange of fire from both sides on.
  • RR is army's anti-terrorist force in J&K
  • Details of the incident were not immediately known. Firing was on when reports came in.
  • Colleagues in Baramulla town are phoning with reports of massive gunfire in their vicinity. Prayers for all in the area, tweets Omar Abdullah.
  • Heavy firing reported from Baramulla, Kashmir.
  • Fidayeen attack on Army camp in Baramulla, J&K
The attack came barely a fortnight after the terror assault on the army's brigade headquarters at Uri which left 19 soldiers dead. The Indian army carried out retaliatory surgical strikes on terrorist launch pads early Thursday in PoK and there were apprehensions about possible suicide attacks on defence installations ever since. (More details awaited)

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