The Jammu And Kashmir militants attacked a paramilitary force convoy on the outskirts of Srinagar and killed a jawan and injured eight others.
The militants started to fire at the vehicles of Sashstra Seema Bal (SSB) carrying its personnel to their camp after performing law and order duties in the city, according to the officials.
The banned Al-Umar Mujahideen terrorist organization, which became dormant in the early part of 1990s and ceased to exit after its chief, Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar alias ‘Mushtaq Latram’ was arrested in 1992, has claimed the responsibility of the attack and has warned similar terror activities in future.
Reports said that Zargar was one of the three prisoners exchanged for passengers of IC-814 plane that was hijacked by Jaish-E-Muhammad terror group in 1999. The other two were, Jaish chief Maulana Masood Azhar and Sheikh Omar.
A policeman has also been injured in the attack and has been admitted into the hospital for treatment along with the other injured.
The security agencies have already cordoned off the area and have launched the search operation to trace the militants.
By Prajakt K
