Two CRPF personnel and a Special Police Officer (SPO) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police were killed after terrorists attacked a patrol party in North Kashmir's Baramulla district.

According to the details, a joint patrol party of the police and the CRPF was targetted by the terrorists who were hiding in an orchard in the Kreeri area of Baramulla.

Jammu & Kashmir: One personnel of J&K Police & two CRPF soldiers have lost their lives, after terrorists fired some rounds of fire at a joint naka party of CRPF and Police in Baramullah. Area cordoned off & search underway to nab terrorists. (Visuals deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/hrXIqhAuZK

— ANI (@ANI) August 17, 2020

Director General of Police Dilbag Singh told IANS that terrorists fired from the orchards, taking advantage of the thick foliage.

Additional forces have reached the spot and the area has been cordoned off.

An operation has been started to nab the attackers.

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