Firing ends at CRPF camp at Srinagar

Wed, 13 March 2013

11:48

Back in Srinagar, TV reports indicate that the firing has ended. It lasted for at least 30 minutes and left heavy casualties, with five CRPF men dead, seven injured or whom two are believed to be seriously injured. Two militants were killed. No details on the name of the terrorist group behind the attack, as yet.

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