Terrorists still holed up inside the building campus of the 182nd Battalion camp in Srinagar, BSF officials said.


Terrorists today launched a suicide attack on a BSF camp near the Srinagar International Airport, killing an Assistant Sub Inspector of the BSF and leaving four security personnel injured.


Three terrorists were killed in the gunbattle that is still raging near the airport, forcing brief suspension of air traffic and closure of schools in the vicinity.


While the exact number of the militants are not known, thee men stormed the BSF camp located just outside the main gate of the high-security Srinagar International Airport at 4 am, breaching a four-tier security.


The BSF jawan identified as B K Yadav laid down his life while battling the attackers, officials said. Three other BSF personnel were injured in the firefight while a policeman guarding the residence of a retired police officer nearby sustained superficial injuries due to a stray bullet, the official said. Intermittent exchange of firing was going on, he added.  -- PTI


Image: Plumes of smoke arise from a building at the BSF camp.