Today’s Ten: Terror attack in J&K claims seven lives, including a local doctor
By Pradeep Damodaran in Media News on Monday, 21st October 2024 at 4:43pmLess than a week after a new government has taken charge, seven civilians — a local doctor and six non-local workers — have been killed in a militant attack at a construction site in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal on Sunday (October 20, 2024) evening.
Peerzada Ashiq for The Hindu reported that unknown gunmen turned up near the campsite of a private company in Ganderbal’s Gagangeer area in the evening and opened indiscriminate firing. Construction of the strategic Z-Morh tunnel and widening of the highway is underway in the area, which is close to the tourist destination of Sonamarg.
A police spokesperson confirmed the death of three non-local workers in the attack. Official sources, however, said the death toll touched seven by Sunday night as “four injured civilians succum...
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