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Army confirms 9 fatalities in Jammu attack

A Defence Ministry spokesman on Sunday confirmed that nine people were killed in the ongoing anti-terror operation in an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir.

1 killed, 12 injured in knife attack in Beijing shopping mall

One person was killed and 12 others were injured today when a disgruntled knife-wielding man went on a stabbing spree at a busy shopping mall in downtown Beijing, police said. The attack happened around 1 pm at Joy City in the commercial area of Xidan, Xicheng District, police said. A woman injured in the attack died at the hospital. Three men and nine women were injured in the attack. Their condition was not critical, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The police have caught the suspect and identified him as a 35-year-old man, surnamed Zhu. The suspect has claimed responsibility for the attack and said he was motivated by personal grievances, police officials said. Knife attacks by disgruntled people in public places and schools are common in China to highlight their grievances. Violent crime is rare in China compared with many other countries, but there has been a series of knife and axe attacks in recent years, many targeting children. Last year, a man wounded 11 ...

Police appeals to public not to throng encounter site in Jammu

The Jammu and Kashmir Police today appealed to the public to avoid thronging the Sunjwan Army camp area where an encounter between the Army and terrorists was underway. Six persons, including five armymen and the father of a jawan, died while five others were injured in an attack by Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists. At least three JeM terrorists have also been gunned down. "I appeal to the public here not to throng the encounter sites. Several people had gathered here," Superintendent of Police, Jammu (South), Sandeep Chaudhary said while speaking to reporters here. He said the gathering of people at the site created problems for the security personnel engaged in the encounter. It had to be ensured that people are not harmed and kept away, he said. Please avoid coming to encounter sites, he said. Chaudhary also appealed to people to maintain communal harmony. "If some miscreants are engaged in creating communal tension, they will be taken to task," he said. Five armymen ...

20 suspected militants arrested in Pakistan

Pakistani forces arrested 20 militants during raids conducted in Balochistan province on Sunday, the military said.

Egypt reports successes in Sinai operation against militants

Egypt's military says it has destroyed dozens of targets, killed 16 militants and detained over 30 suspects as part of its latest security operation in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, where Islamic militants are most active. Army spokesman Col. Tamer el-Rifaai said on Sunday that vehicles, weapons caches, communications centers and illegal opium fields were targeted in the sweep. The operation, which targets "terrorist and criminal elements and organisations," started on Friday and involves army and police forces. It covers north and central Sinai, the Nile Delta and the Western Desert along the porous border with Libya. Militant attacks increased dramatically in Egypt since the military's 2013 ouster of elected but divisive Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. Violence has been concentrated in north Sinai, but has also spread to the mainland.

Suspected militant attacks Indonesia church congregation

A suspected militant carrying a sword attacked a church congregation on Sunday in Indonesia's Yogyakarta province, injuring at least four people before he was shot by the police.

Pak Army shells LoC areas in Rajouri

Pakistani troops today launched heavy mortar shells at civilian areas along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, officials said. Deputy Commissioner (Rajouri) Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said the Pakistan Army was launching heavy mortar shells in Naika, Panjgrain, Khorinar, Rajdhani forward areas besides the villages in Rajouri since this morning. The shells fell deep inside the Indian territory, triggering panic and fear among the residents. Last night, Parveen Akhter was killed in firing by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control. They had fired in Khadi Karmara and Chakan Da Bagh forward areas in Poonch district. On February 8, a 45-year-old woman was killed in shelling by the Pakistani troops along the LoC in the KG sector of Poonch. Ten security personnel and nine civilians were killed and over 75 injured in Pakistani shelling along the LoC and the International Border in Jammu region this year.

Several injured in knife attack in China

A knife-wielding man today went on a stabbing spree at a busy mall here, injuring an unknown number of people in the Chinese capital, police said. The attack happened around 1 pm at Joy City in the commercial area of Xidan in Xicheng District. The police caught a "suspect" who went on the stabbing spree, injuring unknown number of people at a shopping mall in downtown, state-run Xinhua news agency quoted police as saying. The injured have been taken to hospital, but there is no update yet on their condition, the report said. Violent crime is rare in China compared with many other countries, but there has been a series of knife and axe attacks in recent years.

Ops against militants in Jammu to be over successfully:Rajnath

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today exuded confidence that the ongoing operation against terrorists, who attacked an Army camp in Jammu, would be concluded successfully soon. "Operation is still undergoing," he told reporters on the sidelines of a function here. "I think it is not proper for me to comment on when the operation is still on. I'm sure that our jawans, who are in the operation, will successfully conclude it," he said. A group of heavily armed Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists struck the sprawling camp of the 36 brigade of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry in the early hours yesterday, triggering a gunbattle. Two of the attackers in combat gear were gunned down yesterday. Security forces killed two more terrorists holed up in the Sunjwan Army camp, while the toll in the attack rose to six with the death of three more Army men and a civilian, a senior police official said today.

Sunjwan Army camp attack: Death toll rises to 6, two more

Security forces killed two more terrorists holed up in the Sunjwan Army camp here, while the toll in the attack by suspected JeT militants rose to six with the death of three more Army men and a civilian, a senior police official said today. The forces had killed two terrorists yesterday after a group of heavily armed men attacked the camp, leaving two Army personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) dead, the police had said. "Two more terrorists have been killed, bringing the total number to four," the senior police officer said. The top police official said three more Army men and a civilian, who was the father of an Army personnel, were killed, taking the toll to six. The Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists had struck the sprawling camp of the 36 brigade of the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry early yesterday. The operation was carrying on, an army officer said. "The operation is on and the evacuation (of people from the family quarters) is in progress," ...

3,000 TN fishermen chased away by Lankan Navy

More than 3,000 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who had put out to sea in 460 mechanised boats, were today chased away by the Sri Lankan Navy when they were allegedly fishing near Katchatheevu islet, Fisheries Department officials here said. The Lankan navy personnel also warned the fishermen from Rameswaram not to poach fish near Katchatheevu and snapped the nets of 10 boats, Assistant Director of Fisheries A Manikandan said. Later, the navy personnel asked the fishermen to take back the snapped nets and warned them not to venture near the islet, he added. Seven Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested on February 8 by the Lankan navy, which also snapped the fishing nets of at least 50 vessels while they were allegedly fishing near Katchatheevu islet. On February 6, more than 1,500 Tamil Nadu fishermen were chased away by the Sri Lankan Navy while they were allegedly fishing close to Katchatheevu islet.

Suspect arrested for knife attack in Beijing mall

The police have arrested a suspect involved in a knife attack at a shopping mall in Beijing on Sunday.

UK's Johnson meets Myanmar's Suu Kyi on Rohingya crisis

Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson met with Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar's capital today to press for action on the Rohingya crisis, as the country faces mounting pressure to punish troops accused of atrocities against the Muslim minority. Johnson spoke with the embattled Myanmar leader, whose reputation among the international community has plunged over her handling of the crisis, in Naypyidaw while on a four-day tour in Asia. The meeting followed Johnson's visit to a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district, where nearly 700,000 Rohingya have sought sanctuary in squalid settlements since a Myanmar army crackdown in northern Rakhine last August. The UN has accused Myanmar of driving the Muslim minority across the border in an ethnic cleansing campaign. Doctors Without Borders estimates at least 6,700 Rohingya died in the first month of violence. But Myanmar has staunchly denied the charges and blocked UN investigators from the conflict zone, souring ...

4 terrorists killed in attack on Army camp

Four terrorists have been killed so far by security forces in an operation to flush out JeM militants from an Army camp here, a senior police official said today. Two terrorists were killed by the forces after a group of heavily armed Jaish-e-Mohammad militants attacked the sprawling camp of the 36 brigade of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry early yesterday. "Two more terrorists have been killed, bringing the total number to four," the official said. Yesterday, two Army personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) were killed. Three more Army personnel and a civilian were killed, taking the death toll to six, the official added. The operation to flush out terrorists from the camp entered the second day today. "The operation is on and the evacuation (of people from the family quarters) is in progress," Jammu-based Army PRO Lt Col Devender Anand told PTI. He said a number of families were still there and the Army's aim was to ensure their safety. "There was no .

Toll in attack on Army camp rises to 6

The toll in a terrorist attack on Sunjwan Army camp rose to six with the deaths of three more Army personnel and a civilian even as the operation to flush out the JeM militants entered the second day today. A group of heavily armed Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists had struck the sprawling camp of the 36 brigade of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry early yesterday, triggering a gunbattle. Two Army personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) were killed yesterday. A top police official said three more Army men and a civilian, who was the father of an Army personnel, were killed, taking the toll to six. Two of the attackers in combat gear were gunned down yesterday. "The operation is on and the evacuation (of people from the family quarters) is in progress," Jammu-based Army PRO Lt Col Devender Anand told PTI. He said a number of families were still there and the Army's aim was to ensure their safety. "There was no firing since last night," the officer said, adding ..

Fourth holed-up militant in Jammu attack killed

Security forces on Sunday gunned down one more militant who was holed-up inside an army camp here after a group of terrorists attacked the military station, killing five soldiers and a civilian on Saturday.

Chhattisgarh: Jawan killed in IED blast

A District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawan was killed on Sunday in a pressure bomb blast triggered by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bijapur.Superintendent of police (SP) M. R. Ahire and Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Sundarraj P confirmed the incident.The improvised explosive device (IED) went off at around seven in the morning when the jawans were on the guarding duty.

Residents provide snacks, meals to security forces in Sunjwan

As the operation to flush out JeM terrorists who stormed an Army camp here entered the second day, local residents have been frequenting the area to serve meals and snacks to police and paramilitary personnel camped there. The admiring gesture by residents of Sainik Colony have also been well-received by the mediapersons stationed there. The residents pooled their resources and have been serving meals, tea, snacks and water to hundreds of people, mostly police and paramilitary personnel and scribes, camping outside the main gate of the sprawling military station since yesterday. "It's a small effort on our part... We want to contribute to the nation and decided to provide tea and snacks to the security forces deployed outside and to the mediapersons," Sanjeev Manmotra, who is leading the initiative, told PTI. He said their effort was also aimed at sending a message to the misguided youth in the Kashmir Valley who target security forces with stones during anti-terrorist ..

Modi pays tributes at UAE war memorial

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid a wreath at Wahat Al Karama, a war memorial of the UAE's brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the nation.

Woman killed in Pakistan shelling on LoC

A woman was killed in Pakistani firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, police said on Sunday.