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3 CRPF men killed in terrorist strike in Sopore

Last updated on: April 18, 2020 22:39 IST

Three Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed and as many injured in a terrorist attack in north Kashmir's Sopore town on Saturday, officials said.

 

IMAGE: Injured CRPF jawans being shifted to Army hospital. Photograph: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com

The terrorists fired at a check post that was jointly being manned by troops of CRPF's 179th battalion and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, they said.

This is the third attack against the paramilitary force in the Kashmir valley within a week.

A CRPF trooper was injured on Friday after terrorists fired at a similar check post in Pulwama.

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