A day ahead of Prime minister Narenda Modi's visit to Jammu & Kashmir, Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists ambushed an Army convoy at Bemina in the outskirts of Srinagar injuring three
soldiers.
Sources said that a group of two to three terrorists attacked an army convoy at a busy bypass of Srinagar Jammu national highway near Bemina on Saturday afternoon. The convoy was on way to Srinagar from the border town of Uri in Baramulla.
"Terrorists carrying assault rifles fired at the Army vehicles near a hospital. The attack was retaliated. Three soldiers were injured in the ambush. The attackers managed to flee from the spot," sources said.
The attack took place at a time when security was beefed up in Kashmir valley especially in capital Srinagar ahead of PM Modi's visit who is arriving to inagurate a vital tunnel on Srinagar Jammu National highway. The highway was under tight vigil of the security forces.
The attack created panic in the area and security forces cordoned off the highway and adjoining areas to track down the attackers. Hizbul Mujahideen outfit claimed responsibility for the attack linking it with the arrival of the Prime Minister.
Defence spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia said that three injured soldiers were evacuated to Army's 92 base hospital.
"The firing took place in the overcrowded area and Army showed maximum restraint," Col Kalia said.
The separatist groups have called for a daylong shutdown in Kashmir on Sunday to protest against the Prime minister's arrival.
In another incident, protests erupted in lal Chowk area of Srinagar when a mentally challenged person was held by security personnel when he was roaming around in suspicious circumstances. The cashes disrupted Norma ife in the area for some time.