Security forces foiled an attempt by a group of militants, believed to be from the Jaish-e-Mohammed, to storm a BSF camp near the high-security Srinagar airport, killing all three militants in an operation. An assistant sub-inspector of the BSF, BK Yadav, also lost his life.
State Director General of Police SP Vaid said the three terrorists who had sneaked into the BSF camp had been "neutralised". Asked specifically whether Jaish-e-Mohammed was behind the attack, Khan said, "Such type of attacks have been carried out by this group only."
Police said militants entered the BSF's 182 battalion headquarters through a damaged perimeter wall and started firing in all directions. Three BSF jawans were injured in the beginning of the attack and one militant killed in the retaliatory fire
After this, the two remaining militants moved in different directions and took shelter in different buildings before being killed by security forces. Yadav's body was recovered during the mopping up operations.
The 182 battalion is entrusted with the security of the runway of the Srinagar airport.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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