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At a time when Army troops were rescuing people marooned in floods, terrorists across the Line of Control (LoC) took up desperate infiltration attempts.
Giving this information, Udhampur based Defence Ministry spokesperson, Colonel S D Goswami informed that though terrorist activities in September were overshadowed by floods in the valley, specially Srinagar, the month also witnessed a number of infiltration attempts by them which were foiled by vigilant Army troops, resulting into the elimination of 14 terrorists and apprehension of six others.
Giving details, he said that last month when incessant rains across Valley had caused large scale flooding in parts of South Kashmir, three terrorists were eliminated by Army troops during an encounter at Hanjan Bala near Shopian on September 02. Within a week thereafter, while Srinagar was inundated under flood waters, four more terrorists were killed by Army troops at Laribal near Rajwar and Pharkian on September 09 and 10, he pointed out.
“While situation was stabilizing in Srinagar and other flood affected parts of Valley, two terrorists were eliminated at Macchal on September 17, quickly followed by the killing of four more terrorists at Tangdhar on September 19,” Colonel Goswami said.
With the elimination of one more at Lolab on September 30, the total number of terrorists killed during September rise to 14, he said, adding that these numbers were apart from half a dozen others apprehended by troops with the help of Special Operation Group (SOG) and State Police from different parts of the Valley during the month. The Army has appreciate both the SOG and state police for assisting them in elimination and apprehension of terrorists during last month, he added.
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