June 2013 Srinagar attack

June 2013 Srinagar attack
Location Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Date 24 June 2013
4:30 pm (IST)
Target Army convoy
Attack type
 shooting
Deaths eight Jawans
Non-fatal injuries
 19
Defenders Indian Army and CRPF

The June 2013 Srinagar attack was an attack on Indian Army convoy by the militants in Haiderpura area of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, in which eight jawans were killed.[1]

Attack

The attack took place in Hyderpura when Army trucks were travelling from Leh on Baramullah-Jammu National highway.[2] The attack came as a day ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visit to the Srinagar.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "8 jawans killed, 19 injured in militant attack in Srinagar". Tehelka.com. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  2. ↑ "Army convoy attacked in Srinagar, 2 deaths feared". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2013-06-24.


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