The affected bus reportedly belonged to the 76th Batallion of the CRPF, and it was carrying as many as 39 personnel. According to ANI, so many personnel were being transported at one go because the Srinagar-Jammu highway had been shut for the last two days due to bad weather. The convoy had left Jammu around 3:30 pm.
As soon as the terrorist attack started making headlines, political leaders from across the country condemned the devious attack on security forces. Here are some top reactions from leading political figures of the country:
"Deepest condolences to the families of the 30 Jawans martyred in a terror attack in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. I can very well understand the pain and grief of losing a loved one in the family," said newly appointed Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi.
"I want to say that not only the Congress party, but the entire country is standing shoulder to shoulder with the families of our brave soldiers. But we must also reflect and be concerned about the high number of casualties in Kashmir. We demand that this government take concrete steps to ensure such terror attacks don’t happen in the future," Priyanka said further.
The attack has surely shocked the nation and is touted to be the deadliest terror strike on security personnel similar to the one happened in Baramulla's Uri region back in September 2016. As many as four heavily armed militants targeted an army brigade headquarters which caused the death of as many as 19 soldiers.