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Anantnag: Terror Attack Kills Amarnath Yatra Pilgrims
Swarajya Staff
Jul 10, 2017, 11:30 PM | Updated 11:30 PM IST
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Terrorists opened fire at a bus carrying pilgrims performing the sacred Amarnath Yatra in Batingu near Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, reports PTI. Seven yatris were killed in the attack.
UPDATE: 7 #Amarnath yatris killed as militants open fire in #Anantnag in #Kashmir, say police.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 10, 2017
Prior to this, terrorists had attacked a police party in Anantnag, barely thirty minutes earlier. The attack left three policemen wounded.
Terrorists attack police party in #Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir, 3 policemen injured
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 10, 2017
Apart from those dead, fifteen people were injured in the attack, reports ANI.
#UPDATE: Police confirms death of seven Amarnath Yatra pilgrims in terror attack in Anantnag, 15 injured
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 10, 2017
Most of the victims were from the state of Gujarat. Two battalions of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were rushed to the site immediately. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley condemned the attack, terming it cowardly.
India will never get bogged down by such cowardly attacks & the evil designs of hate.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 10, 2017
Terrorist attack on #AmarnathYatra is the most reprehensible act. My condolences to the bereaved families.(1/2)
— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) July 10, 2017
More details awaited.
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