Three Army Personnel Injured in Grenade Attack in Shopian, J&K

There are no reports of any loss of life.

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Three Army men were injured on Friday, 29 June, when militants attacked an Army patrol party in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

“Terrorists lobbed a grenade on a group of Army personnel when they were busy opening the Good Will Public School in Ahagam area of Keegam village in Shopian this morning followed by firing on Army personnel,” a police spokesperson said in Srinagar.

He said three Army personnel sustained injuries and were taken to a hospital. Their condition is stated to be stable. 

He said the Army personnel exercised maximum restraint to avoid any damage to the civil population and students around.

Police have registered a case and searches to nab the militants have been initiated in the area, the spokesperson said.