Seven armymen, six terrorists killed in 2 incidents

Three terrorists were gunned down by BSF in Ramgarh area of Samba near the international border

Two major terrorist attacks rocked Jammu region on Tuesday in which seven army personnel, including a major, were killed and eight other security men were injured before six heavily-armed terrorists were eliminated in the separate fierce encounters.

In one incident, a group of heavily-armed terrorists in police uniform stormed an army unit in Nagrota, about three kilometres  from the Corps headquarters on the outskirts of Jammu city on Tuesday  morning, triggering an intense gunbattle that lasted for hours.

Seven army personnel, including two officers, were killed in this attack before three terrorists were killed in an armed stand-off which also involved a hostage situation with 12 soldiers, two ladies, and two children being held captive. All were rescued, army spokesman said.

Three terrorists were gunned down by Border Security Force (BSF) in Ramgarh area of Samba near the international border after an encounter that lasted hours and was followed by intense cross-border firing by Pakistani troops. Four security personnel, including BSF deputy inspector general, were injured in this incident.