Two killed in militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir

March 04, 2020 10:28 pm | Updated 10:54 pm IST - Srinagar

Two persons were killed in a militant attack on a police patrol in the Sopore area of Baramulla in north Kashmir. Showkat Khanday, a special police officer, and Umar Subhan Wagay, a civilian, are the dead.

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A official said armed militants fired upon policemen manning the Warpora post.

Two policemen and a civilian received bullet injuries in the exchange of fire.

“One policeman and one civilian died in hospital,” the official said.

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