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Woman killed in cross-firing during militant attack on Army camp

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Press Trust of India Srinagar

A woman was killed on Friday night in the cross-firing between militants and security forces as the ultras attacked an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.

"There was a UBGL attack followed by firing at the army camp in Shadimarg area of Pulwama," a police official said.

He said the security forces returned fire, triggering a brief gun battle in which a woman, identified as Firdausa, was injured.

She was rushed to a local hospital but the doctors declared her dead on arrival, he added.

Security forces have cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to track down the militants, the police official said.

 

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First Published: Oct 19 2018 | 10:20 PM IST

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