Militants in Jammu and Kashmir launched a second attack on security forces

Jammu: Militants in Jammu and Kashmir
launched a second attack on security forces in as
many days, targeting an Army camp in Samba
district early on Saturday.
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Security of the Mata Vaishno Delhi yatra has
also been tightened in view of the twin attacks
in Jammu region.
Schools and colleges have been ordered shut in
the Samba sector.
Militants in Jammu and Kashmir launched a
second attack on security forces in as many
days, targeting an Army camp in Samba
district early on Saturday.
Police said militants early this morning attacked
the Mesar camp of 82 armoured regiment in
Samba district, on Jammu-Pathankot Highway,
using grenades and automatic gunfire.
Entire area has been cordoned off by the Army
and police and firing exchanges are going on,
officials said.
Jammu-Pathankot Highway has been closed for
vehicular traffic as a precautionary measure, they
added.
Police believe at least two militants are involved
in the attack.
Reinforcements have also been rushed to the
Army camp as the gunbattle is on.
Just yesterday, six people including two militants
were killed in a similar attack on the Rajbagh
police station in Kathua district.
Intelligence reports had indicated that four
militants were involved in Friday's attack, but
only two had been killed.
Intelligence sources said that they believe the
Saturday's attack is being carried out by the two
guerrillas who survived in yesterday's attack after
escaping from the spot.
The Mesar camp houses 82 armoured regiment
which comes under the command of Army's 9th
Corps that is headquartered in Yule Camp
(Dharmshala) in Himachal Pradesh.
The Mesar camp was also attacked on
September 26, 2013 by militants after they had
attacked the Hiranagar police station in Kathua
district. Twelve people had been killed in that
attack.
Today's militant attack came on the morning of
the start of the nine-day Navratri festival, and on
a day when Muslims are celebrating Nowruz, or
the Persian new year, in the state.
(With Agency inputs)