Jammu: Excelsior Correspondent/ Agencies : Security forces have shot dead three terrorists holed up in the Sunjwan Army camp . A pregnant lady who was critically injured delivered a baby girl at a army hospital. 14-yr-old boy remains critical
The forces had killed two terrorists yesterday after a group of heavily armed men attacked the camp
The toll in the attack by suspected JeM militants has risen to six
35-week pregnant lady was shot in her lower back in terrorist attack army camp. She was immediately evacuated by an army chopper and rushed to a military hospital where a C section was performed
The woman later delivered a baby girl weighing 2.5 kgs and both mother and child are said to be safe and healthy.
The Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists attacked the camp of the 36 brigade of the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry early yesterday.
Jammu -based Army PRO Lt Col Devender Anand said a number of families were still in the camp and the Army’s aim was to ensure their safety.
He though said There has been no firing since last night
The latest attack on the camp took place nearly 15 months , when on November 29, 2016, terrorists had stormed the Army’s Nagrota camp on the outskirts of the city, killing seven Army personnel, including two officers.
The army personnel in bullet-proof vehicles were engaged in the operation to rescue people from the family quarters in the rear side of the base.
Contingents of CRPF and police were posted outside the boundary wall
Intelligence inputs had warned of an attack on an Army or security establishment by Jaish-e-Mohammed in view of the death anniversary of Afzal Guru, who was hanged on February 9, 2013, for the 2001 attack on Parliament House.
