Nine CRPF troopers injured in Kashmir grenade attack (Lead)
Tuesday - June 13, 2017 7:24 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Nine CRPF troopers injured in Kashmir grenade attack (Lead)
Srinagar June 13 (IANS) Nine CRPF troopers were injured in a grenade attack on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir s Pulwama district - the second such attack within 24 hours police said.
Police said militants hurled a grenade at the Central Reserve Police Force s (CRPF) 180 Battalion camp in Lariyar village of Pulwama s Tral area.
Nine CRPF jawans were injured in the explosion and were shifted to the (army s) 92nd Base Hospital in Srinagar said a police official.
The area has been surrounded for searches the official added.
Two CRPF men were injured on Monday evening when militants fired a grenade at their camp in Tral town of Pulwama a police official said.
--IANS
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