Four killed in J&K attack (Third Lead)

Srinagar Aug 26 (IANS) Four people were killed on Saturday in an ongoing operation between holed-up militants and the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir s Pulwama district police said

The victims included a policeman a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) head constable a trooper and a militant.

The militants launched the attack on a guard-post upon entering Pulwama town s district police lines at around 3.40 a.m the police said.

They used grenades and gunfire.

"Two militants are still firing from inside a building inside the complex.

"All family members of the police personnel have been safely evacuated...The operation against the surviving militants has entered the final stage " the police said at 2.15 p.m.

Police constable Imtiyaz Ahmad Sheikh died on the spot while eight others -- two policemen and six Central Reserve Police Force troopers -- were injured .

"The CRPF head constable and the trooper succumbed to injuries in a hospital " sources said.

A building inside the complex was set ablaze. Fire tenders were called to do use the flames.

The authorities have suspended internet services in Pulwama district as a precautionary measure.

--IANS
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