Terrorists opened fire on a security personnel at Bumzoo village in Anantnag district's Mattan town here on Saturday.
Following the attack, the area has been cordoned off. No casualties have been reported so far in the attack.
This is the third terrorist attack within a week on the security personnel in the state.
On July 19, a group of terrorists opened fire on a police party at Sopore bypass while on June 18, terrorists hurled a grenade at a police post in Sopore's Watergram area.