07 October,2016 08:05 AM IST | | Agencies
An attempt by three heavily-armed Pakistani terrorists to storm an army camp in border district of Kupwara yesterday was foiled by alert soldiers who gunned down all the attackers in a fierce encounter and recovered a large quantity of arms, ammunition and other material
Army officers display the recoveries made from the terrorists. Pic/PTI
Srinagar: An attempt by three heavily-armed Pakistani terrorists to storm an army camp in border district of Kupwara yesterday was foiled by alert soldiers who gunned down all the attackers in a fierce encounter and recovered a large quantity of arms, ammunition and other material.
The terrorists opened fire on the army camp at Langate in Kupwara district at around 5 am, which was retaliated by the jawans, a senior army officer said. After repulsing the attack, the army launched a search operation in the area, during which the militants fired upon them, leading to an encounter.
Colonel says
Commanding Officer Colonel Rajiv Sharang said, "Three terrorists were seen near the perimeter fencing of our camp. Our sentries challenged the terrorists who fired heavily on our sentry posts. We also retaliated and then a quick reaction team was activated so that the terrorists do not flee the area where they were spotted.
"The medicine which has been recovered from all three terrorists has Pakistani marking. This ascertains that all three terrorists were Pakistani terrorists," Col Sharang said.
The recoveries
Three AK rifles, three Under Barrel Grenade Launchers, a number of magazines, rounds of bullets, 4 walkie talkie radio sets, three GPS devices, three mobile phones, dry fruits and medicines besides a map and a matrix sheet.
