SRINAGAR: Two suspected militants disguised as cricketers opened fire with automatic rifles on a paramilitary camp in Srinagar on Wednesday, killing five Indian personnel and wounding five, police said.
The attackers were killed in a gunfight at the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) base.
Jammu and Kashmir state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, describing the assault as a "suicide attack", said three civilians were also wounded.
"A division of the CRPF was deployed at a camp here and children were playing cricket in the field when two militants fired grenades and attacked our division," Abdul Gani Mir, Inspector General of Police, told Reuters TV. "We have lost five of our CRPF personnel who gunned down the two militants."
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. Mir claimed that initial investigations suggested the attackers belonged to the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
Police said the attack began when the gunmen got out of a car outside a school near the camp and, disguised in cricket gear, walked across the school playing field to the camp and shot a sentry dead before firing indiscriminately into the base.
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@Tony Singh: lol that was really random.
@Raza: @Rana: :@Ranasuffersfromcomplex: seriously?!?! deleting cookies ain’t a trick. I was watching your comment having +1 every 2 minutes so i bumped Rana’s comment 436 to 700+. I never done deleting cookie trick even though my friend do this. and to everyone “Rana” never liked his own comment, its me who is experimenting things, learning from php class :p Rana sahab i am sorry everyone blamed you" Now Mr. Rana what do u have to say to @Something clever? Time you practised the same that you preached
@Ranasuffersfromcomplex: seriously?!?! deleting cookies ain't a trick. I was watching your comment having +1 every 2 minutes so i bumped Rana's comment 436 to 700+.
I never done deleting cookie trick even though my friend do this. and to everyone "Rana" never liked his own comment, its me who is experimenting things, learning from php class :p Rana sahab i am sorry everyone blamed you
@Rana:
Justice needs to be done and it should be seen that justice is done. We would rather have a million sacrificed then to see a terrorist going free and killing other innocent people.
Dear Rana you cant fool Indians in IT. There is a trick to this. Do you want me to show it to you..
we were late in hanging Afzal the mistake was done we are suffering for that
@Rana: Irrespective of this short term loss, hanging of Afzal Guru will stand India in good stead. We have seen what appeasement of these terrorists can do. Pakistan is the shining example.
@Something Clever:
If ET provides unlimited clicks option to recommend my own comments, that liberty might not be exclusive for me only! Try it for yourself, if failed; drag your nose seven times on the ground for being envious!!
@Rana: ...and here I thought the unlimited "recommend" button clicks wouldn't be all that bad because it's a little too shameless for people to do it hundreds of times to their own comments. You certainly showed me wrong.
I think the problem is political and should be solved politically instead of using any unnecessary force. It sounds idiotic when people try to defend human rights violations due to a pathological form of patriotism!!!
@viv, because of perks they get from India, it doesnt take any smartness to understand.
@Fawad: why dont this defence minister condemns india in pak's visit?
@Joy What you people are doing against Pakistan, we all know it very well. Latest prove by the US defense minister. So get back to your huts otherwise we will kick you so hard that you won't forget it ever...
@ashraful, IF pakistan can hold on to its largest province balochistan from insurgency 1 billion indian people can hold on to valley which is blasted by periodic fidayeen . Because 600,000 indian troops can be replenished at faster rate than what pakistan can do to its FCs and balochistan police in balochistan. You and I sit in other sides of border will watch this set piece for years and years till our next generations.
@Aschraful: never forget pakistan defeated 2 superpowers in afganistan...
@Aschraful Makhlooq Yeah, same can be said about Balochistan Freedom movement as well.I am sure it will go on " without any hindrances,obstacles and stopping……"
Regards.
What a battle has been fighting in Indian Occupied Kashmir amongst the approximately 600,000 brutal,cruel and wild beasts Indian army's troops having lots of and the most modern weapons and handful Kashmiri Mujahideen having less weapons but freedom movement is continue and on the go without any hindrances,obstacles and stopping......
Consequences of Afzal Guru hanging! It might be the tip of iceberg! He could have been kept alive. Stupid step of Indian government going to cost them for ages!!