The truck was ambushed when it was moving from Bhimber Gali to Sangiot on Rajouri-Poonch National Highway
Jammu: Five soldiers were killed in a terror attack when their truck was ambushed by a group of militants, who used assault rifles and grenades to target the vehicle.
The truck was moving from Bhimber Gali to Sangiot on Rajouri-Poonch National Highway.
“One Army vehicle, moving between Bhimber Gali and Poonch was fired on by unidentified terrorists, taking advantage of heavy rains and low visibility in the area. The vehicle caught fire, due to likely use of grenades by terrorists,” said an official spokesperson of Army based in Northern Command.
“Five personnel of the Rashtriya Rifles (RR) unit deployed for Counter Terrorist operations, in this area, have unfortunately lost their lives in the incident” he said.
Another seriously injured soldier was evacuated immediately to the Army Hospital at Rajouri and is under treatment. The fire came from forest areas on hills surrounding the road after which a cordon was laid by the army and a search operation was launched.
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