By News Agency of Kashmir
Kupwara : Militants ambushed an army vehicle at Batapora area of Handwara when it was winding up a patrolling party from the road, here this evening.
Reports reaching here revealed that militants, believed to be two in number, opened indiscriminate firing on army vehicle when it was about to reach Batpora for winding up its patrolling party.
Sources said the firing continued for about fifteen minutes, which was retaliated triggering an encounter. However, militants managed to escape from the site of the encounter.
A caller, identified himself a Dr Abdullah Gaznavi, spokesman of LeT claimed the responsibility of the attack. He told News Agency of Kashmir, over phone, that the cadre of LeT carried out the attack inflicting causalities on the army.
However, defence spokesman deny the reports and said that no one has been injured in the firing.