Militants fire at SF personnel, civilian injured: Police

Srinagar: A civilian was on Tuesday injured when militants attacked security forces in central Kashmir district of Budgam, a police spokesperson said this evening.

He said militants fired at security force personnel, who were on an operational duty near village Lassipora Khag in Budgam. ā€œA civilian, identified as Bilal Ahmad Rather, was injured in the firing,ā€ he said.

He said Rather, who received injury in the leg, was immediately taken to a hospital, where his health condition is stated to be stable. ā€œAdditional security forces have been rushed to the area and a search operation has been launched to nab the attackers,ā€ he said.

ā€œCredential of injured person is also being ascertained,ā€ he added.

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