CRPF trooper injured in Srinagar firing

IANS  |  Srinagar 

A trooper was injured when militants fired on a security checkpoint on the city outskirts on Saturday evening, police said. Firing was on in the area.

Militants fired at a security forces 'naka' at Nowhatta area, police said, adding the (CRPF) personnel was injured.

Firing exchanges between the security forces and militants are going on in the area, a police official said, adding that "reinforcements have been rushed to the spot".

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