2 BSF men killed in militant attack near IAF airfield in JK

2 BSF men killed in militant attack near IAF airfield in JK

FPJ BureauUpdated: Saturday, June 01, 2019, 09:33 AM IST
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Srinagar:  Two BSF personnel, including an officer, were killed while four others injured when militants opened fired at their vehicle near the Awantipora IAF airfield in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.

Officials said a Border Security Force (BSF) team was on way for change of guard when they were hit by a hail of bullets in Kuil in Pulwama district, 33 kms from here, this afternoon at 1340pm.

The BSF is deployed for securing the Indian Air Force airfield which is used by defence forces for air operations. The paramilitary squad that came under militant attack belongs to BSF’s 165th and 92nd battalions.

“The militants opened fire at the BSF squad that was in a military gypsy. They were moving towards the airfield.

Two personnel were killed and four have been injured in the firing,” a senior official said.

Reinforcements of the Rashtriya Rifles and BSF found the troops lying inside the dark-green vehicle in a pool of blood on a wet mud track flanked by bushes next to the airfield.

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