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Sunjuwan mastermind Mufti Waqas killed in surgical attack: Top developments

Six Army personnel and a civilian were killed in the attack on the Sunjuwan military station on February 10. Three JeM terrorists, who carried out the strike, were killed during the gun battle

Security personnel takes positions during a militants attack Sunjuwan Army camp in Jammu
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Sunjuwan Army camp terrorist attack mastermind and top Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) commander Mufti Waqas was on Monday killed by the Indian Army and the Special Operations Group in south Kashmir's Pulwama district. The JeM terrorist was killed in an operation described as a "surgical attack" by the Army.

 Defence spokesperson Colonel Rajesh Kalia said "based on specific intelligence about the presence of a terrorist in Hatiwara village of Awantipora", a joint specific operation was launched by 50 Rashtriya Rifles. During the operation, JeM operational commander Waqas -- a category A++ terrorist and the mastermind of the Sunjuwan terrorist attack and the Letpora

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