Tral terror attack: Grenades thrown at cops, 3 killed, minister escapes unhurt

Terrorists hurled grenade near a bus stand in south Kashmir's Tral targeting policemen.

IndiaToday.in  | Edited by Shashank Shantanu
New Delhi, September 21, 2017 | UPDATED 14:07 IST

Highlights

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    Terrorists hurl grenades at police party in Tral.
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    Three civilians killed, many injured in the attack.
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    Minister Naeem Akhtar had a narrow escape in the attack.

Terrorists hurled grenades and opened indiscriminate firing at a police party near a crowded bus stand in Tral area of Pulwama district killing three civilians today.

Several people, including seven CRPF men have been injured in the attack.

Senior Jammu and Kashmir minister Naeem Akhtar, who was present at the scene, had a narrow escape and managed to get away unhurt in the attack.

The terror attack comes nearly a week after security forces gunned down Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Abu Ismail , the mastermind behind the July 10 attack on Amarnath yatra pilgrims.

The encounter took place at Aribagh in Nowgam area on the outskirts of Srinagar.

Ismail was the mastermind of the 10 July attack on a bus carrying Amarnath yatra pilgrims in south Kashmir's Anantnag district. The attack left eight pilgrims dead.

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