Kathua terror attack - 5 soldiers martyred in Kathua terror Attack

 5 soldiers martyred in Kathua terror attack

9/7/2024, 

First, a grenade was thrown, then indiscriminate firing for 12 minutes... 

5 soldiers were martyred in the Kathua terror attack The terrorists were hiding on a hill. As soon as the army vehicle passed by, the terrorists hurled a grenade at it. By the time the youths realised what had happened, the terrorists fired at them.

Terrorists opened fire on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua. In the attack, 5 CRPF personnel had been martyred and 5 jawans had been injured. This is the sixth major attack in the Jammu division in the last month, while it is the second major terror attack in the Kathua district in a month.

It is being told that the attack took place on the Machhedi-Kindli-Malhar road of Billawar. The 10 security personnel were on a routine patrol on the Machedi-Kindli-Malhar road near Badnota village in an Army vehicle. The terrorists had taken position on a hillock adjacent to the Malhar road. As soon as the military vehicle passed, the terrorists ambushed and first threw a grenade and then started firing with modern weapons.

A local guide helped... Security agencies suspect that around 3 terrorists were involved in the attack. Not only this, local guides are also suspected to be with the terrorists during the attack. The responsibility for the attack was taken by the Pakistan-based terror outfit Kashmir Tigers. The outfit said its cadres used M4 assault rifles, snipers, grenades and other weapons in the attack.

 

The terrorist organization has vowed to carry out more such attacks in the coming days. The outfit said the attack was in retaliation to the killing of three terrorists in Doda on June 26. The Jaish-e-Mohammed is an Islamic terrorist organisation based in Kashmir. The outfit had earlier carried out attacks in Kathua, Reasi and Doda in the Jammu region.

Firing on a bus in Reasi

 

On June 9, terrorists attacked a bus carrying pilgrims from the Shiva Khodi temple in Reasi district. The bus fell into a gorge after the terrorists opened fire. At least 9 people were killed and 41 others injured in the incident.

After the attack, terrorists fled from the area. A search operation has been launched to trace them.