Security forces on Friday foiled a possible terror attack on the Agniveer rally with the killing of two terrorists in the Pattan area of Baramulla district in Kashmir.
SSP Baramulla Rayees Mohammad Bhat said that the terrorists had come to disrupt the ongoing Army Rally in Baramulla.
SSP Bhat said that they received information in the morning about the presence of some terrorists in Yedipora Village. A joint team of Baramulla Police and Army launched a cordon and search operation in the area.
During the search, the terrorists, hiding in a house, fired upon the search party, which retaliated, triggering off an encounter in which both the terrorists were killed, the officer said.
Both terrorists are yet to be identified. Police also recovered one AKS74U rifle with three magazines and a pistol with a magazine from the terrorist.
SSP Bhat said that police had received input that these two terrorists were given the task of attacking the ongoing Army recruitment rally (Agniveer) in Baramulla.
“Their mission was to fail this recruitment rally by disturbing the youth. However, security forces have been successful in repulsing their plan to attack the rally by killing both the terrorists,” he said.
(This is a developing story)