2 Indian security personnel injured in terror attack at Army camp in Kashmir

At least two Indian security forces personnel have been injured in a terror attack at an Army camp in Indian-controlled Kashmir late Sunday night, defense sources said.

"The terror attack took place near the 46 Rashtriya Rifles camp in the state's Baramulla district around 10.30 p.m. (local time). Heavy firing is currently going on between Indian troops and a group of militants who have not yet been able to enter the camp," the sources said.

Local TV channels reported that the militants first hurled grenades at the Army camp and then they opening fire, following which the Indian troops retaliated immediately.

The latest terror attack came barely two weeks after a group of Pakistani terrorists had carried out a major attack on an Indian Army camp in Uri in Indian-controlled Kashmir, in which 19 soldiers were killed and scores sustained injuries.

India had blamed Pakistan for the Uri attack and last week claimed to have carried out "surgical strikes" across the Line of Control to eliminate multiple terror launch pads in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, a claim denied by Islamabad.

India and Pakistan both stake claim to Kashmir and have fought at least three major wars over the disputed region in the past 65 years.

Source : XINHUA