Two cops killed as militants open fire at police in Srinagar

Two cops killed as militants open fire at police in Srinagar

Two cops killed as militants open fire at police in Srinagar

Srinagar : Two policemen were killed by militants in Baghat area on the high-security airport road here on Friday, police said.

The militants shot the two policemen from close range, a police official said, adding that they were taken to a hospital where both succumbed to their injuries.

He identified the slain policemen as constables Sohail and Mohammad Yousuf.

Security forces had launched an operation to track down the assailants, the official said.

Two cops killed as militants open fire at police in Srinagar

This is the second militant attack in the city in the past three days. Militants shot at and injured son of a restaurant owner in Durganag area of the city on Wednesday.

The attacks in the city have come as a 24-member delegation of envoys from various countries visited Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday for assessing the ground situation in the union territory. PTI