Two militants and one soldier were killed as a group of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ambushed an army patrol on Monday noon, triggering a daylong gunfight in Kulgam’s Qazigund area.
Two soldiers sustained injuries in the attack.
An army spokesman said the militants attacked an army convoy between Bonigam and Bhadragund area around 12:40 p.m. The convoy was on the way to Srinagar from Qazigund, around 66 km away from Srinagar.
“One soldier of the road opening party was injured in the initial firing. He is undergoing treatment in the hospital,” said the spokesman.
On being chased by the road opening party, the militants took shelter in an empty building in the area. The hiding militants opened fire on a search party that tried to zeroed in on the concrete structure.
“The gunfight continued till late Monday evening,” said a police official.
