Militants launched a ‘Fidayeen’ (suicide) attack on 46 Rashtriya Rifles army camp in Baramulla district of north Kashmir on Sunday. The camp is located on the outskirts of Baramulla city, 54 kms from Srinagar.
Personnel of the border guarding force BSF, which is under the operational command of the Army in this area, jointly stay in the camp with the soldiers, the officials said.
According to reports, the terrorists tried to enter through a public park but were not able to breach the 46 Rashtriya Rifles camp. Heavy exchange of fire continues in the region.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also alerted the public about the ongoing situation.
In a tweet, Abdullah said, “Colleagues in Baramulla town are phoning with reports of massive gunfire in their vicinity. Prayers for all in the area.”
The attack came barely a fortnight after the terror assault on the army’s brigade headquarters at Uri which left 19 soldiers dead. The Indian army carried out retaliatory surgical strikes on terrorist launch pads early Thursday in PoK and there were apprehensions about possible suicide attacks on defence installations ever since.
