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JK: Two policemen killed in militant attack
Jammu, Sep 3: Militants attacked a police patrol party and killed two policemen in Rajouri district of Jammu Kashmir on Thursday, Sep 4, a senior police officer said.
"Acting on a tip-off, a team of security officers last night laid a cordon at Tota Morha-Dorimal village in Thanna Mandi," said Shafkat Wattali, Rajouri SSP.
"The militants fired a volley of shots killing two police personnel on the spot," he added.
A brief encounter followed which was later suspended due to dark. The operation resumed this morning, he said.
The deceased have been identified as Aijaz Ahmed, a constable hailing from Baramulla and Khan Mohammad, a SPO from Kalakote.
OneIndia News
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Story first published: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 16:12 [IST]