Terror attack in J&K’s Pulwama kills 37 CRPF personnel, JeM behind strike
At least 37 CRPF personnel were killed and several injured on Thursday in one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir when Pakistan based Jaish-e-Mohammed's terrorist rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into their bus in Pulwama district.
Masood Azhar's Jaish-e-mohammed named Adil Ahmed Dar, a sawmill worker, as the suicide bomber behind the attack on the CRPF envoy
Before Thursday’s attack, the most casualty suffered by CRPF in an attack was on June 25, 2016, when a vehicle was attacked by three LeT militants, leaving eight personnel dead and 22 injured.
Awantipora: A damaged vehicle of CRPF being taken away from the site of terror attack at Lathepora Awantipora in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a Cabinet Committee on Security Friday morning to discuss the next course of action and look at various options either diplomatic or military. The meeting will be attended by Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, the NSA and other officials.
The Centre has sent NIA and NSG teams along with forensic experts to assist Jammu and Kashmir police in further evaluation of the crime.
Pakistan Thursday rejected Indian media and government's claim of the country's role behind the strike "without" probe and said that it is "a matter of grave concern".
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