Those Responsible for Uri Attack Will Be Punished: PM Modi

PM Modi said he had talked to both Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condemned the killing of 17 soldiers on an army camp at Uri in Jammu and Kashmir and said those responsible for it will not go unpunished.

The attack took place at around 5:30 am, when fidayeen (suicide) militants attacked the rear base camp of an infantry battalion in the border town.

We strongly condemn the cowardly terror attack in Uri. I assure the nation that those behind this despicable attack will not go unpunished.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 18, 2016

We salute all those martyred in Uri. Their service to the nation will always be remembered. My thoughts are with the bereaved families.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 18, 2016

Four terrorists were also killed. Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday postponed his scheduled visit to Russia and the United States in the wake of the attack in Uri and the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir and called an emergency meeting to review the situation arising out of the terror strike.

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