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CRPF Patrol Party Attacked In Handwara, One Terrorist Eliminated 

Swarajya StaffMay 04, 2020, 07:11 PM | Updated 07:11 PM IST

Visuals of a CRPF convoy (@ANI/Twitter)


Just days after a fierce encounter against terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Handwara region, a CRPF patrol party was today (4 May) attacked in Qaziabad area. A terrorist has been eliminated in subsequent retaliation by security forces, ANI has reported.

The area has now been cordoned off. More confirmed details of the encounter are awaited. A search operation has now been launched by the army and CRPF after the terrorists fired upon the 92 battalion of CRPF.

This attack comes just days after two terrorists including a Lashkar commander took civilians hostage which resulted in a firefight in which five Indian security personnel including a Colonel and a Major were martyred.

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