Troops of 90 battalion and 40 battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force have rushed to Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir after terrorists opened fire at a bus carrying Amarnath Yatra pilgrims from Gujarat.
Seven pilgrims died in the attack and 12 were injured.
According to the Jammu and Kashmir police, initially, terrorists targeted a police BP bunker at Botengoo. However, the fire was retaliated.
Thereafter, the terrorists fired on a police naka near Khanabal.
A tourist bus was hit by bullets in which about 18 tourists were injured.
The bus was on way to Jammu from Baltal and was not a part of the main convoy, said the police.
The main yatra convoy is escorted by troops of the CRPF.