One policeman killed in militant attack in Sopore

August 18, 2015 02:03 pm | Updated March 29, 2016 04:00 pm IST - Srinagar

One policeman was killed in a militant attack on a police post in Sopore area of Baramulla district of Kashmir, police said. The police post was guarding a shrine and an adjacent mosque in Sopore. “Militants have attacked a police post guarding the shrine and a mosque in Tujjar Sharief area of Sopore (52 kms from here) by opening firing,” a police officer said.

He said additional forces have been rushed to the spot and further details of the incident are awaited.

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