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Four policemen injured in militant attack in Kulgam

By Mukhtar Ahmad
June 12, 2016 20:39 IST
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Four cops were injured in a militant ambush in south Kashmir highway town of Qazigund on Sunday evening. Mukhtar Ahmad/Rediff.com reports from Srinagar.

A senior police officer said a group of heavily armed militants opened indiscriminate fire at a police vehicle in Bongam Qazigund of Kulgam district.

"Four cops were injured in the firing incident. The injured cops were initially shifted to local hospital where the attending doctors referred them to capital Srinagar for specialised treatment," the officer said.

Senior police officers along with reinforcements rushed to the spot.

The area has been cordoned off for searches.  No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. 

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