17 soldiers have been killed in a terror attack at an army administrative base in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri near the Line of Control this morning, the worst in recent years. All four terrorists have been killed.
Militants attacked an Indian army brigade headquarters near the de facto border with Pakistan on Sunday in the most serious such attack in the northern region of Indian occupied Kashmir since 2014.
Indian army sources said between four and six gunmen were believed to have penetrated the brigade headquarters in Uri.
The encounter was continuing, with the army deploying helicopters to evacuate 20 soldiers who had been injured in the dawn attack, the sources said, adding that the toll may rise.
The army made no official comment.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh said in a series of Twitter posts that he had spoken to the region´s political and military leadership and senior officials were monitoring the situation.
He cancelled planned trips to Russia and the United States. (PhotoNews /Reuters)
