Srinagar: Army on Tuesday claimed to have foiled an attempt by 2-3 militants to storm a Water Pump House outside air force station at Awantiporain south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
“2-3 (militants) fired and lobbed grenade at the Air Force Water Pump House Malangpora located outside Air Force Station Awantipora at around 1730 on Tuesday. The fire was effectively retaliated by alert sentries,” a defence ministry spokesman said here. “The (militants) fled. There is no loss of life or property (in the incident),”the spokesman said, adding searches have been launched to trace the attackers. “The search operation is underway,” the spokesman said.
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