Srinagar terror attack: Death toll rises to 3
Highlights
- Terror outfit 'Kashmir Tigers' claims responsibility for attack
- The outfit claimed that the attack was a tribute to "all the martyrs of the Kashmir resistance"
- PM Modi has sought details of the terror attack
The death toll in the terror attack in Pantha Chowk, outskirts of J&K's Srinagar city, reached three on Tuesday as another injured policeman succumbed to injuries, police said. Constable Rameez Ahmad, who was among the 12 injured policemen in Monday's terror attack, succumbed to critical injuries in the hospital during the night, police said.
Earlier, a sub-inspector and a selection grade constable had died in this attack. 11 policemen were injured in the attack who are being treated in two hospitals in Srinagar city. Vijay Kumar, IGP (Kashmir) said 2-3 terrorists carried out the attack in which a bus belonging to the 9th battalion of the armed police was targeted.
Terror outfit named 'Kashmir Tigers' on Monday claimed responsibility for the brutal attack on a bus with armed police forces. "Freedom fighters of Kashmir Tigers ambushed the buses carrying Indian reserve police stooges in zehwan area of Central Kashmir Srinagar. In this lightning strike, 15 IRP stooges neutralized while more than a dozen stooges critically injured". The outfit claimed that the attack was a tribute to "all the martyrs of the Kashmir resistance".
Full statement issued by terror outfit 'Kashmir Tigers'
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