3 BSF troopers injured in attack on convoy in Kashmir

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IANS Srinagar
Last Updated : Jun 03 2016 | 5:07 PM IST

Three BSF troopers and three civilians were injured on Friday when some gunmen opened fire at a security forces convoy in south Kashmir's Bejbehara town, eyewitnesses said.

Heavy exchange of fire was underway in the town situated on the 300-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway No.1A, according to eyewitness.

The attackers, believed to be militants, were holed up inside the government sub-district hospital building.

--IANS

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First Published: Jun 03 2016 | 5:00 PM IST