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Jammu attack: 3 heavily armed JeM terrorists killed, 2 soldiers martyred; army tanks deployed at Sunjwan camp

The Indian Army on Saturday killed two Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists in the aftermath of terrorists attack on Sunjwan Army Camp in Jammu and Kashmir 

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The Indian Army on Saturday killed three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists in the aftermath of terrorists attack on Sunjwan Army Camp in Jammu and Kashmir 

Two Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) were killed while nine others including a Colonel rank officer and daughter of an Army personnel were injured.

"As part of the ongoing operation in Sunjwan the Army has killed two heavily armed terrorists. The terrorists were wearing combat uniforms carrying AK-56 assault rifle, large amount of ammunition & hand grenades," said Defence PRO.

The officer said that the search of their belongings confirmed that the terrorists were from Jaish-e-Mohammed. "So far JCO and 1 NCO both belonging to Jammu and Kashmir have been martyred," PRO said.

The condition of two injured persons is said to be critical and operation search will be continued till all terrorist are apprehended or killed.

Inspector General of Police (Jammu) S D Singh Jamwal told reporters here that "around 4:55 am suspicious movement was noticed by the sentry and his bunker was fired upon. The fire was retaliated. The number of militants is not known. They have been cornered in one of the family quarters." Soon after the attack, reinforcements of the Army's special forces and special operations group (SOG) rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area amid a fierce gunfight, security official said.

Schools in a five-kilometre radius around the camp have been closed by the authorities as a precautionary measure.

A high alert has been sounded in Jammu and security beefed up in and around the city.

Intelligence inputs had warned of an attack on an Army or security establishment by Jaish-e-Mohammed in view of the death anniversary of Afzal Guru who was hanged on February 9, 2013.

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