Three Army men were injured today when militants attacked an Army patrol party in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
Terrorists lobbed a grenade on a group of Army personnel when they were busy opening the Good Will Public School in Ahagam area of Keegam village in Shopian this morning followed by firing on Army personnel, a police spokesman said here.
He said in the incident, three Army personnel sustained injuries and were subsequently evacuated to a hospital. Their condition is stated to be stable.
He said the Army personnel exercised maximum restraint to avoid any damage to the civil population and students around.
Police have registered a case and searches to nab the militants have been initiated in the area, the spokesman said.
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