Five Indian army personnel were killed and another six were injured on Monday when armed men opened fire on an army convoy on the outskirts of Srinagar ahead of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir, in the second major terror attack in three days.
The armed assailants ambushed the convoy at Hyderpora bypass on the Airport-Lal Chowk road, outside a private hospital.
“Five jawans were killed and six others sustained injuries,” an army spokesman said.
The Hizbul Mujahideen has claimed the responsibility for the attack.