Soldier's body found, Sunjuwan attack toll rises to 7

Soldier's body found, Sunjuwan attack toll rises to 7

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Jammu: Army personnel at Sunjuwan military station in Jammu on Feb 11, 2018. Security forces on Sunday gunned down one more militant who was holed-up inside an army camp here after a group of terrorists attacked the military station, killing five soldiers and a civilian on Saturday. According to defence officials, the number of militants killed in the attack has risen to four. (Photo: IANS)
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Jammu: Army personnel at Sunjuwan military station in Jammu on Feb 11, 2018. Security forces on Sunday gunned down one more militant who was holed-up inside an army camp here after a group of terrorists attacked the military station, killing five soldiers and a civilian on Saturday. According to defence officials, the number of militants killed in the attack has risen to four. (Photo: IANS)
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Jammu, Feb 13 (IANS) With the recovery of another soldier's body during searches inside the Sunjuwan army camp, the death toll in the terror attack in Jammu has risen to seven, army said.The body of the sixth soldier was recovered on Monday evening during the searches, the army said on Tuesday.With this, the death toll in the terror attack on the army camp that started on Saturday has risen to seven, including six soldiers and a civilian.Ten others, including six women and children were injured.A group of heavily armed Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) terrorists entered the Sunjuwan army camp on February 10 after hurling grenades and using automatic gunfire.Three terrorists, all of them Pakistan nationals who managed to enter the Junior Commissioned Officer's residential quarters, were killed in the anti-terror operation by the security forces.--IANSsq/in

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