Militants on Monday evening triggered a car bomb in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, injuring a few soldiers who were part of an army patrol.
The army termed the attack as a failed attempt.
Defence spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said that it was a failed attempt. “The attack was made on a mobile vehicle patrol of 44 RR with a vehicle-based IED while the Army patrol was moving in the general area Arihal in district Pulwama today evening.”
He said all soldiers are safe.
“There were few minor injuries. Reports of attack on Army convoy are unfounded and baseless. The area was cordoned and search operations are in progress.”
The spokesman said the damage was minimised due to the alertness of the patrol party.
He did not specify the number of injured soldiers.
Sources, however, said that nine soldiers who were part of the patrol were injured in the blast. The injured soldiers were shifted to hospital.
It was in February when a Jaish-e-Mohammad suicide bomber rammed an explosives laden car into a CRPF convoy in Pulwama killing 40 jawans. The bus was part of a convoy from Jammu to Srinagar.
Source: HT
Image Courtesy: Anadolu
You may also like
-
India–Japan UNICORN Mast Project: A Stealth Technology Leap for the Indian Navy
-
DAC Clears ₹52,000 Crore Defence Acquisition Package to Strengthen India’s Combat Readiness
-
Air Marshal PV Shivanand Taking Over Command Of South Western Air Command
-
Air Marshal Jasvir Singh Mann Assumes Command As Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Air Command On 01 Jul 2026
-
Lieutenant General Mohit Malhotra, Assumes Command Of Jaipur Based South Western Command
