Search operation underway after terror attack on Air Force convoy in J&K's Poonch

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on May 5, 2024
Security troops conducted a search operation on Sunday morning in response to a terrorist attack on an Indian Air Force convoy the day before, in which one member was killed, sources said. Additional forces of the Indian Army reached the Jarra Wali Gali (JWG) in Poonch on Saturday late at night.

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Published on May 4, 2024 -  01:38
Poonch Attack: Air Force Personnel injured as terrorists attack vehicles in J&K's Poonch | Oneindia
Four soldiers of the Indian Air Force were injured when two vehicles in their convoy came under heavy terrorist fire in the Surankote area of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, sources said. Reinforcement was rushed to the area and counter-terror operations are underway. This is the first major attack on the armed forces this year in the region which witnessed a series of terror attacks on the army last year. Visuals from after the attack showed at least a dozen bullet holes on the windscreen of the vehicle that came under fire. #PoonchAttack #JammuAndKashmir #TerroristAttack #IndianAirForce #IAF #SecurityIncident #MilitaryConvoy #Terrorism #JammuKashmirViolence #Poonch ~PR.152~ED.102~GR.121~HT.96~

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