Terrorists planned Uri-type strike in Baramulla: BSF
October 04, 2016 00:57
The Border Security Force has said the terrorists, who attacked a joint camp of the force and the army on Sunday in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, had plans to carry out Uri-type terror strike on the installation and complimented the personnel for foiling their plans.
"Certainly, they had such plans. There is a fence in front of the bunker in the camp. The equipment, like wire-cutter, GPS and compass, have been recovered there, (so), they (terrorists) wanted to cut through the fence and certainly had similar plans like the other (Uri) camp," Additional Director General of BSF Arun Kumar told reporters in Srinagar on Monday.
He was speaking to reporters after offering floral tributes to a BSF jawan who lost his life in the attack in Baramulla on Sunday night.
"Our jawans sacrificed their supreme life to prevent the terrorists from entering the camp. They have done an excellent job," Kumar said.
Giving details of the attack, he said the BSF personnel suspected movement of militants at around 10:30 pm and the jawans challenged them.
"The militants opened fire, which was retaliated by the BSF personnel. Then, it seems, they attacked the bunker with UBGL grenades. Our constable said there were two terrorists but they fled in the night," he said.
Kumar said though there were no specific reports about the movement of terrorists, "there is a possibility of the presence of terrorists at some places, but our forces are alert".
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