Jammu-Kashmir: Civilian, policeman killed in separate terror attacks
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The injured civilian succumbed to the injuries and in another incident shortly afterwards, militants fired at and injured police ASI Mohammad Ashraf outside Bijbehara hospital, who also succumbed to his injuries.
Srinagar: A civilian was shot at and injured by unknown terrorists at the Eidgah area of Srinagar city on Wednesday evening. The injured victim has been identified as Rouf Ahmad Khan.
“At about 6 pm, terrorists fired at & critically injured a civilian namely Rouf Ahmad near his residence in Nawakadal area of Srinagar,” a police official said.
He said the injured person was shifted to SMHS hospital here, where he succumbed to the injuries.
In yet another incident, terrorists fired indiscriminately and critically injured the assistant sub-inspector at a hospital in the Bijbehara area of Anantnag. He succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.
A police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Mohammad Ashraf was injured in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, outside Bijbehara hospital, an official said.
The areas have been cordoned off and searches launched to nab the attackers, the official added.