A gunfight ensued between terrorists and security forces in Pampore area of Jammu and Kashmir early morning on Monday. An army jawan has been injured in the attack. Catch live updates of the Pampore encounter here.
06:50 pm: The gunbattle at Pampore is still underway. The EDI building caught fire due to the encounter.
Pampore (J&K): Encounter between security forces and terrorists underway at EDI building (Visuals deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/MuMEODyJSc
— ANI (@ANI_news) October 10, 2016
05:00 pm: More than 250 militants have intruded into Kashmir valley, sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs told ANI.
04:00 pm: Meanwhile, security has been beefed up at Nowshera along the Line of Control.
Nowshehra (Jammu and Kashmir): Security tightened along the Line of Control (LoC). pic.twitter.com/QwDyrirhcP
— ANI (@ANI_news) October 10, 2016
02:30 pm: Here’s what former Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah had to say about the ongoing Pampore attack.
All the EDI ever did was train young Kashmiri boys & girls to stand on their own feet & not seek government jobs. Militants don’t like that!
— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) October 10, 2016
02:04 pm: Defence minister Manohar Parrikar has taken stock of the situation in Pampore.
01:30 pm: One policeman has also been injured in the attack.
01:16 pm: The gunbattle is still on. Occasional grenade explosions were heard from the spot, PTI reported.
11:15 am : The encounter is underway between the security forces and militants in Pampore.
#WATCH Encounter between security forces and terrorists underway at EDI building in Pampore (J&K) (Visuals deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/EUC3p74YFA
— ANI (@ANI_news) October 10, 2016
10:45 am: According to reports, at least 2-3 terrorists are believed to be trapped inside Entrepreneurship Development Institute building.
10:22 am: It is the second attack on EDI building this year.
09:30 am: The area has been cordoned by security forces.
