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Jawan injured in grenade attack in Pulwama

Jawan injured in grenade attack in Pulwama
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Srinagar: A security force personnel was injured in a grenade attack by militants in Pulwama town in south Kashmir on Saturday, officials said here.
The militants threw a grenade at security force personnel posted on law and order duty in Pulwama town this afternoon, a police official said.
He said a jawan suffered minor injuries due to the grenade blast.
The area was cordoned off and a hunt launched for the militants.
Meanwhile, a brief exchange of fire was reported between militants and government forces in Kokernag area of south Kashmir district.
On Saturday night at around 2 am a joint team of forces including special operations group (SOG) of police and 19 RR of army laid a siege around Tangpawa village of Kokernag in Anantnag and started cordon and search operation (CASO), official sources said.
When the search operation was in progress, militants hiding in the village opened random fire upon the government forces, they added.
“The forces retaliated to the fire. The exchange of fire continued for some time,” the official said.
However, sources said that militants managed to escape under the cover of darkness.


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