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Five CRPF troopers injured in Kashmir grenade attack

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IANS Srinagar
Last Updated : Jun 13 2017 | 7:23 PM IST

Five CRPF troopers were injured in a grenade attack on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district - the second such attack within 24 hours, police said.

Police said militants hurled a grenade at the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) 180 Battalion camp in Lariyar village of Pulwama's Tral area.

"Five CRPF jawans were injured in the explosion and were shifted to hospital," said a police official.

"The area has been surrounded for searches," the official added.

Two CRPF men were injured on Monday evening when militants fired a grenade at their camp in Tral town of Pulwama, a police official said.

--IANS

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First Published: Jun 13 2017 | 7:08 PM IST

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