42 CRPF Personnel Killed In IED Blast In Jammu And Kashmir
Srinagar:At least 42 CRPF personnel were martyred in Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir when a blast ripped through the bus they were travelling in.The Jaish-e-Mohammed has claimed responsibility for the incident.
The terror group has claimed responsibility for the incident, they said.
Police identified the terrorist as Adil Ahmad from Kakapora in Pulwama. He joined the Jaish-Mohammed in 2018, they said.
The casualties are likely to go up.
Several people were injured in the terror attack, which reduced the bus to a mangled heap of iron. Body parts could be strewn around the area.
The vehicle was blown up on the Srinagar-Jammu highway in Awantipora area of the district, a police official said.(PTI)