LIVE: Soldier injured in militant attack at BSF camp dies, operation on

Militants on Tuesday carried out a suicide attack on a BSF camp located near Srinagar International airport. Three soldiers were injured, police said.

“Three personnel have been injured. Firing is ongoing,” according to BSF officials.

The attack took place at 4.00am and exchange of firing was going on between the militants and security forces, they said. 

Live updates: 

11:30 am: Security forces responded promptly to Srinagar terror attack and ensured there is no collateral damage to civilians, says minister of state Jitendra Singh.

10:30 am: BSF assistant sub-inspector killed in the militant attack, PTI quotes BSF officials.

#WATCH Heavy firing at BSF 182 battalion camp, operation underway. (Visuals deferred by unspecified time) #SrinagarTerrorAttack pic.twitter.com/MwhIeHdzhg

— ANI (@ANI) October 3, 2017

10:15 am: Unconfirmed reports say a third militant has been killed in the operation.

9:45 am: Two militants are holed up in the administrative building and the JCO Mess. Operation is underway and senior officers are monitoring it: Deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh tells ANI

9:30 am: Police confirm the second militant has been killed and the operation is on.

Out-station bound passengers allowed towards Srinagar airport.

9 am: Unconfirmed reports say another militant has been killed. It is unclear how many militants are holed up.

8:40 am: Passengers are now being allowed into the Srinagar airport but flights have not been resumed.

8:15 am: Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad claims responsibility for the attack.

JeM was behind the August attack on a police complex with residential buildings in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Four policemen and an equal number of paramilitary troopers were killed in the pre-dawn attack. Police had warned that the group was planning more such attacks on security forces in Kashmir.

What we know so far: 

• A body suspected to be that of a militant was found. The identity is yet to ascertained, director general of police SP Vaid said.

• The militants are holed up inside the building campus of the 182nd Battalion camp, BSF officials said.

• Airport operations have been suspended as the security forces were fighting militants who had breached into the 182 battalion headquarters of BSF located in Gogoland, police said.

• This battalion is entrusted with security of runway of the Srinagar airport.

• Adjacent to the camp is the old Srinagar air field which is been run by the Indian Air force. The area also houses training centres of the BSF and CRPF.

(With agency inputs)