WB Guv condemns Uri terror attack, pays tribute to martyrs

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Sep 19 2016 | 10:42 PM IST
West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi today condemned the terrorist attack on an army base at Uri in Jammu and Kashmir in which 18 soldiers were killed.
He also paid tribute and conveyed condolences to the bereaved families of the martyrs.
"The terrorist attack on our soldiers in Uri sector in Jammu and Kashmir is to be condemned as strongly as possible. It is time to stand with the families of the soldiers who laid down their lives in this cowardly attack. The dead include two soldiers, namely Sepoy Gangadhar Dolui and Sepoy Biswajit Gharai, from West Bengal," the Governor said in a message.
"I offer my tribute to them and heartfelt condolences to the members of the bereaved families. Our state and the entire nation will ensure that their sacrifice is not wasted," he said.
In one of the deadliest attacks on the army in the recent years, 18 jawans were killed and over 20 injured as heavily armed suspected Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants, stormed an army base at Uri town in north Kashmir's Baramulla district in the wee hours yesterday.

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First Published: Sep 19 2016 | 10:42 PM IST