9 killed, 33 injured as terrorists ambush bus carrying pilgrims in J&K’s Reasi
Hindustan TimesAt least nine, including a child, were killed and 33 others injured after armed terrorists opened fire at a bus carrying pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Sunday evening, said officials. Police said the bus was ferrying pilgrims from Shiv Khori cave shrine to Katra in Reasi district and came under attack in Teryath village in Pouni area of Reasi district, bordering Rajouri district, at about 6.10pm. The injured have been shifted to different hospitals-- District headquarter hospital Reasi, CHC Treyath and GMC in Jammu.” A joint security force temporary operation by Police, Army and the Central Reserve Police Force has been set up at the site and a multidimensional operation has been launched to get at the attackers, it added. The incident happened days after a bus from UP’s Hathras plunged into a deep gorge in Akhnoor area of Jammu on May 30 that left 22 pilgrims dead and 69 others injured.