Gunmen fire at bank vehicle, two guards killed

Two bank guards were today killed when militants opened fire on their vehicle in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

Security forces have launched a search operation to track down the assailants.

A police official said, "Unknown gunmen opened fire on a vehicle of Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Keller area of Shopian this afternoon, resulting in injuries to two employees".

The two guards succumbed to their injuries in a hospital, police said.