Terror attack at BSF camp Live updates: A number of terrorists barged into BSF 182 battalion camp near Srinagar airport on Tuesday morning. One terrorist was killed and 4 BSF jawans were injured. (ANI image)
Terror attack at BSF camp Live updates: A number of terrorists barged into BSF 182 battalion camp near Srinagar airport on Tuesday morning in Jammu and Kashmir. One terrorist was killed and 4 BSF jawans were injured, according to reports. It has been learnt that heavy blasts and firing are underway. Following the attack on BSF camp, no employee or passenger or vehicle are being allowed to go towards the Airport. According to TV reports, Jaish-e-Mohammad has claimed responsibility.
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9: 55 AM: “PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh are monitoring the situation closely,” said J&K Deputy CM Nirmal Singh, reported Republic TV.
9: 50 AM: J&K Dy CM Nirmal Singh said that Pakistan out of desperation is pushing these terrorists & directing them to kill the innocent, reported Republic TV.
(ANI)9: 42 AM: IG Muneer Khan was quoted by News 18 as saying that second militant has been killed and it will take some time to eliminate the third militant.
9: 37 AM: Air Asia (I5715) and Vistara (UK799) flights from New Delhi are expected to arrive at the Srinagar International airport shortly, reported Indian Express.
9:30 AM: WATCH- Here is what BJP leader has to say about the Srinagar Terror Attack
The terrorists targeted the BSF camp but the BSF did a great job of foiling their move: Ravinder Raina, BJP Leader on Srinagar terror attack pic.twitter.com/NjUKklkOQh
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) October 3, 2017
9:25 am: One militant was killed and four troopers injured in a terrorist attack at a Border Security Force (BSF) camp near the Srinagar airport on Tuesday, police said. The attack at the 182 battalion camp took place at 4.30 a.m.
9:19 AM: As the militants entered the camp’s administrative block, they were surrounded by the security forces, according to the police. “It was a suicide attack. One militant has been killed while an operation against other holed-up militants inside the camp is ongoing,” police sources said.
9:16 AM: Movement towards the airport has been suspended and all morning flights to and from Srinagar were cancelled. Top state police, BSF and Central Reserve Police Force officials have reached the gunfight site.
9:13 AM: Besides the only civilian airport, the technical airport used by Armed Forces and VIPs is also in the vicinity.
9:10 AM: Stone pelting reported outside BSF camp, according to TV report.
9:00 AM: Two terrorists gunned down by security forces, according to TV reports.
8:57 AM: No casualties have been reported so far from the encounter site, which is located in one of the most fortified areas of Kashmir.
8:55 AM: WATCH- Combing operations are going on
#BREAKING — Srinagar Attack: Combing operations almost over. One terrorist killed, 2 terrorists cornered: BSF Sources pic.twitter.com/yOxIRcPXj3
— News18 (@CNNnews18) October 3, 2017
8:53 AM: The ultras targeted the administrative block of BSF’s 182nd battalion, located just outside the main gate of the airport, a police official said.
8:50 AM: He said the attack took place at 4.00 am and exchange of firing was going on between the militants and security forces.
8:47 AM: The terrorists are holed up inside the building campus of the 182nd Battalion camp, according to BSF officials.
8:45 am: Watch this video
8:41 AM: Aashiq Ahmad, posted as Munshi in local police station, was shot at by terrorists while he was returning from the marriage ceremony of a relative at Padgampora in Awantipora, 30 kms from Srinagar, last night, a police official said.
8:38 AM: Decision of resuming air traffic at Srinagar airport to be taken by Airports Authority of India and concerned airlines
8:35 AM: To avoid inconvenience, passengers are being let in at Srinagar Airport after checking. Operations of air traffic not started yet.
8:32 AM: Passengers now being allowed to move towards Srinagar airport. Way towards airport was closed earlier, after terror attack nearby.
8:30 AM: After terrorist attack near Srinagar airport, airports in metro cities have been put on high alert.
8:28 AM: Home Minister Rajnath Singh has called a high level meeting at 11.30 am to discuss Jammu and Kashmir issue.
8:25 AM: Terrorists shot dead a cop in Awantipora area of Pulwama District in Jammu and Kashmir last night, police said today.
8:22 am: WATCH- Eye-witness recounts the horror
Eyewitness on terrorist attack on BSF camp in Srinagar pic.twitter.com/bxA5T9b2jU
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) October 3, 2017
8:19 AM: It has been learned that terrorists have been isolated in a particular area within BSF campus on the outskirts of Srinagar Airport, according to Republic TV report
8:16 AM: Meanwhile, India has told the UN that use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy cannot be tolerated as it urged the world body that the war against terror has to be unrelenting and fought across all fronts.
8:13 AM: WATCH- Two terrorists are still holed up inside a building in the BSF camp
Two terrorists are reported to be still holed up inside a building in the BSF campus, massive anti-terror operations underway pic.twitter.com/2cbn0snWUz
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) October 3, 2017
8:10 AM: Operation is on even as injured are being evacuated. It has been learned that terrorists isolated as flush out drills in progress with precision, BSF to ANI
8:05 am: WATCH– Pakistan is said to be behind the attack, according to report
8:00 AM: The area where the attack has taken place also houses training centres of the BSF and CRPF.
7:58 AM: Intermittent firing is on. Senior officials are present at the spot.
7:55 AM: Jaish-e-Mohammad has claimed responsibility. The Afzal Guru squad has carried out the attack, according to Republic TV reports
7:52 AM: No flights will operate till 10:30am at Srinagar International Airport, Republic TV reported.
7:50 AM: Ministry of Home Affairs confirms attack reported at 4:15am. 2-3 terrorists had entered camp, 1 has been killed by forces in a joint operation, says Republic TV
7:48 AM: All schools around the Srinagar International Airport remain closed following the terror attack, according to Republic TV reports.
7:46 AM: Srinagar Airport shut due to ongoing encounter/operation. No flight operation till security clearance. Airport under CRPF security, says CRPF.
7:43 AM: A few terrorists tried to barge into the campus of the BSF 182 Bn near the Srinagar Airport outside the Airforce station at Gogoland in Srinagar, on early Tuesday morning (at 4:30 a.m.), according to report
7:40 am: The encounter site is located in one of the most fortified areas of Kashmir. Besides the only civilian airport, the technical airport used by Armed Forces and VIPs is also in the vicinity.
7:38 AM: The terrorists are holed up inside the building campus of the 182nd Battalion camp, according to BSF officials
7:36 AM: Flight operations have been suspended at Srinagar Airport
7:33 am: Terrorists today attacked a BSF camp near the high security Srinagar International airport here and injured three jawans after a gunfire erupted, officials said. “Three personnel have been injured. Firing is ongoing,” BSF officials said.
7:30 AM: The ultras targeted the administrative block of BSF’s 182nd battalion, located just outside the main gate of the airport, a police official said. He said the attack took place at 4.00 am and exchange of firing was going on between the militants and security forces.
7:27 AM: Image from the vicinity of Srinagar Airport; passengers stranded as way to the airport has been closed after attack on BSF camp nearby.
7:24 AM: Arms and ammunition have been seized from the slain terrorist, according to Times Now report.
7:22 AM: Areas surrounding Srinagar airport have been sealed.
7:21 AM: Flight operations stopped in the Srinagar airport
7:20 am: WATCH- Terror attack at BSF camp near Srinagar airport; all you want to know
7:17 AM: 1 terrorist gunned down, a total of 3 BSF troopers injured in attack on campus of BSF’s 182 battalion in Srinagar, according to ANI report.
7:15 AM: Following attack on BSF camp near Srinagar Airport, no employee or passenger or vehicle is being allowed to go towards the Airport.
7:13 AM: 4 BSF troopers injured: BSF on attack on the campus of its 182 bn in J&K’s Srinagar.
7:11 am: At 0430 terrorists tried to barge into BSF bn campus. It was retaliated, terrorists holed up in building inside campus.Firing on:BSF
7:09 AM: Suicide attack at BSF 182 battalion camp near Srinagar airport.
