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Two security personnel injured in grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag

Militants hurled a grenade on security forces deployed in Anantnag town in the south Kashmir district, resulting in injuries to one CRPF jawan and a special police officer.

Published: 03rd August 2018 03:06 PM  |   Last Updated: 03rd August 2018 03:07 PM   |  A+A A-

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By PTI

SRINAGAR: Two security personnel were injured in a grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district today, police said.

Militants hurled a grenade on security forces deployed in Anantnag town in the south Kashmir district, resulting in injuries to one CRPF jawan and a special police officer, an official said.

Security forces have cordoned off the area and launched a hunt for the attackers, he added.

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