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2 cops, soldier, LeT comdr among 5 killed in Kashmir
[Daily Excelsior] Two coppers of Jammu and Kashmire Armed Police, an Army man and two Lions of Islam including Lashkar-e-Taiba...the Army of the Pure,an Ahl-e-Hadith terror organization founded by Hafiz Saeed. LeT masquerades behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa facade within Pakistain and periodically blows things up and kills people in India. Despite the fact that it is banned, always an interesting concept in Pakistain, the organization remains an blatant tool and perhaps an arm of the ISI... commander were killed in two separate militancy related incidents in Kashmire today. Militants fired on cops of 18th Armed Police Battalion of Jammu and Kashmire Police near Bus Stand Kulgam this afternoon killing two of them and critically injuring another. The killed cops have been identified as Head Constable Tanveer Ahmad and Constable Jalaluddin of Kulgam while the injured has been identified as Head Constable Shamsuddin. Sources said that a group of four masked Lions of Islam of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) who came in a Santro car bearing registration number JK18-2207 fired at three cops who were performing law and order duty at Kulgam town. Another cop who was holding a teargas thrower fired a tear gas at the Lions of Islam who left the car behind and fled through nearby orchards. The Lions of Islam left the cops in pool of blood who were rushed to hospital where two were brought dead and another critically injured was shifted to Srinagar for treatment. Immediately after the attack, senior police and Army officers reached the spot and massive manhunt was launched against the Lions of Islam responsible for the attack. A wreath laying ceremony was held in District Police Lines Kulgam where floral tributes were paid to the two cops killed in the attack. DIG SKR Nitesh Kumar led the civil, coppers and jawans in laying floral wreaths. In the meantime, an Army jawan and two foreign Lions of Islam were killed in a shootout in Naidkhai area of North Kashmire’s Bandipora district this morning. A police official said after receiving a tip off, security forces including SOG and 13 RR of Army cordoned off Manzpora village of Naidkhai and launched a search operation. As the searches were underway, Lions of Islam who were hiding in the village opened fire, on troops killing a soldier Naik Chandra Singh. The shootout continued for an hour during which two foreign Lions of Islam were rubbed out. Two AK 47 rifles, one pistol, one bag containing a matrix sheet, two AK magazines, 30 AK rounds, two grenades and one GPS. The two Lions of Islam had infiltrated into Kashmire this year along with three others in June this year through Macchil sector of Kupwara. Two of their associates were killed early this week in Hajin area of Bandipora. They have been identified as Abu Suraqa and Abdullah. Meanwhile, ...back at the wrecked scow, Agent 49 felt gingerly for his head. It was still there. He had been hoping differently... Army today said a murderous Moslem after being persuaded laid down arms and surrendered before security forces in Tujjar area of Sopore in North Kashmire’s Baramulla district. The Army said a pistol was recovered from the murderous Moslem. He is the second murderous Moslem of LeT in North Kashmire who surrendered before security forces since November 4. Posted by: Fred 2016-11-26 |
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