At least two people, including police personnel, lost their lives in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore on Monday. According to reports, police personnel identified as Shafqat Ahmad and a councillor named Riyaz Ahmad lost their lives while another councillor named Shams-Ud-din Peer sustained injuries in the attack.
The terrorists opened fire when a municipal council meeting being chaired by Block Development Council (BDC) chairman Fareeda Khan, who is also the BJP’s state secretary, was being held at the Dak Bungalow in Sopore.
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The injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment. The area has been cordoned off and efforts are on to nab the perpetrators.No militant outfit has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
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The untoward incident takes place just a day after two terrorists were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian on Saturday.