PIX: One jawan killed, another critically hurt in Srinagar attack

Militants struck in the heart of summer capital Srinagar on Monday killing one trooper of the paramilitary Central Industrial Security Force and critically wounding another.

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A senior police officer said militants fired from a close range at two jawans of the CISF in the busy Maharaj Bazzar area of the capital city on Monday morning.

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“One of the jawans received a critical bullet injury in his head and succumbed in the hospital while the condition of the other jawan is also critical. He is undergoing treatment in hospital,” the officer said.

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The hit-and-run attack triggered high tension in the area which has now being cordoned off for searches.

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No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.