Photos capture devastating aftermath of Kashmir terror attack
Militants from the Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist organisation targetted a CRPF convoy with a car-borne IED, destroying vehicles and killing several jawans.
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Dilbag Singh, the chief of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, said that a suicide attack was suspected | Photo: India Today
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According to sources, a car rigged with IEDs and other explosives crashed into the CRPF bus when the convoy was making its way was passing through the Gundipoora section of the Srinagar-Jammu highway | Photo: India Today
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The SUV, which was used by the suicide bomber, was laden with explosives. It rammed the targeted bus | Photo: India Today
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Terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack | Photo: India Today
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Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist Adil Ahmad Dar, the suicide bomber who carried out the terror attack on a CRPF convoy on Thursday | Screengrab: Twitter
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The IED explosion targetted a CRPF bus that was part of a larger 70-vehicle convoy | Photo: IANS
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The bus was blown up by an improvised explosive device, or IED, on Srinagar-Jammu highway in Awantipora area of the district | Photo: India Today
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The convoy was made up of buses, trucks and SUVs. Each bus/truck was carrying 35-40 jawans of the CRPF | Photo: India Today
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J&K Police has taken up the investigation. The injured have been shifted to a hospital. A post-blast analysis being done at the spot | Photo: India Today
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A National Investigation Team (NIA) team with suitable forensic component is leaving tomorrow morning for Kashmir to assist the Jammu & Kashmir Police in forensic evaluation of the spot | Photo: India Today
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Indian Army soldiers examine the debris after an explosion in Kashmir | Photo: REUTERS
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Police sources said a suicide attacker rammed his vehicle around 3.15 pm, taking the security forces completely by surprise | Photo: REUTERS
