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.