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Four army personnel were killed and six injured when terrorists ambushed their vehicle in the remote Machedi area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said.
According to PTI, The terrorists hurled a grenade and opened fire targeting Army vehicles which were on a routine patrol on the Machedi-Kindli-Malhar road at around 3.30 pm near Badnota village in Lohai Malhar, 150 km from Kathua town.
Reacting to the terror attack, Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference Vice- president Omar Abdullah took to X and wrote , Terrible news from Kathua. It’s a very bad day when you lose four brave army personnel in the line of duty. I condemn the attack unequivocally and send my heartfelt condolences to the families. I hope the injured make a swift & complete recovery.
Terrible news from Kathua. It’s a very bad day when you lose four brave army personnel in the line of duty. I condemn the attack unequivocally and send my heartfelt condolences to the families. I hope the injured make a swift & complete recovery. https://t.co/HmtJajTChx
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) July 8, 2024
Security forces retaliated but the terrorists fled into the nearby forest, the officials said, adding an intermittent exchange of firing was going on between the terrorists and security forces when the last reports were received.
“A total of 10 troopers were injured and four of them later succumbed to their injuries,” an official said.
This was the second major incident in Kathua district in the past four weeks.
On June 12 and 13, two terrorists and a Central Reserve Police Force jawan were killed in a fierce gunfight during a search and cordon operation.
