Mukhtar Ahmad/Rediff.com reports from Srinagar: Militants attacked offices of two telecommunication operators in Sopore, Srinagar on Friday. The militants hurled grenades at an Aircel showroom and a tower owned by Vodafone, resulting in widespread panic,  according to the police.


Luckily, no one was hurt in the attack. Telecom operators have been threatened earlier and, although officials were tight-lipped as to why the militants were targeting telecom installations, sources said the ultras are upset about the 'theft' of their communication equipment from mobile transmission towers in Sopore and surrounding areas since the past few months.