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Punjab's SWAT chants victory slogans as Gurdaspur gun battle ends

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ANI Gurdaspur
Last Updated : Jul 27 2015 | 6:02 PM IST

The Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) team chanted victory slogans after the Gurdaspur terror attack came to an end this evening following a fierce gun battle between the army and militants.

According to reports, all terrorists involved in the attack have been killed.

Nine civilians and eight police personnel lost their lives in the gun battle.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs has called a meeting at 6 p.m. to discuss the terror attack.

A high alert has been sounded in Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and New Delhi after the militant attack in Gurdaspur.

In Ludhiana, security forces stepped up vigil as they checked bus stands and railways stations for any suspicious activity.

Authorities also sounded a high alert in the national capital with hundreds of policemen deployed at railway stations and crowded markets.

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First Published: Jul 27 2015 | 5:51 PM IST

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