Attack on army camp desperate attempt to disrupt peace: Omar

December 05, 2014 12:24

Hours after a fierce gunbattle broke out an army camp, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the attack was a "desperate attempt' to disrupt peace and normalcy.

"Once again this shows the desperate levels militants will go to disrupt peace and normalcy," Omar wrote on Twitter. Omar said Jammu and Kashmir police and army were responding to the attack in Uri. "Militants have struck an army camp in North Kashmir between Baramulla and Uri. Security force casualties are feared. It's an ongoing encounter," he added.

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