J&K: 10 CRPF jawans injured in grenade attack in Anantnag

The ambush took place at 3 am in the morning

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A total of 10 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans sustained minor injuries in a grenade attack by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Sadar area on Tuesday morning.

The incident took place at 3 am in the morning. "Militants hurled a grenade on CRPF party at Janglat Mandi in Anantnag. Five CRPF personnel got minor injuries," a police spokesman said.

The injured jawans are admitted to Anantnag Hospital.

A few jawans were shifted to Srinagar for treatment.

Earlier in the day, two police personnel were killed and three others were injured in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.

The police revealed that an exchange of fire took place after terrorists attacked a police guard post, at a court complex, in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. 

Meanwhile, two policemen guarding the court complex in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district were killed today in a militant attack.

The militants opened fire at the police picket guarding the district court complex in Pulwama town in the early hours, a police spokesman said.

He said the cops retaliated the firing. In the ensuing exchange of gunfire, two cops were killed.

Following the incident, the area has been cordoned off and further details are awaited.