New Delhi: Terrorists attacked Army vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch Friday evening, prompting the soldiers within to return fire. There are no reports of injuries or deaths so far, and a gunfight is underway.
This is the second terror attack on the Army in this region in the past few weeks, after an ambush in Rajouri’s Dera Ki Gali killed four soldiers and injured five others. The attack this evening took place 40 km from that location.
The Pir Panjal region – Rajouri and Poonch – were free from terrorism since 2003 but major attacks have resumed since October 2021. In the last seven months, 20 soldiers, including officers and commandos, have been killed.
