{"id":12007,"date":"2018-05-16T09:28:23","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T03:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmir.today\/?p=12007"},"modified":"2018-05-16T09:28:23","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T03:58:23","slug":"militants-attack-armys-patrol-in-tral-forests-area-cordoned-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/?p=12007","title":{"rendered":"Militants attack army&#8217;s patrol in Tral forests, area cordoned off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22.9693px;\"><b><i>Srinagar, May 16:<\/i><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22.9693px;\"><span><i> <\/i><\/span><i>Militants on Wednesday attacked an army&#8217;s patrolling party in Tral forests of south Kashmir\u2019s Pulwama district.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0in0in10pt; line-height: 18.0473px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22.9693px;\"><i>Official sources told GNS that a group of militants opened fire on the army&#8217;s 42 RR near Koil Shikargah forest area at around 8:30 am.<\/i><\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0in0in10pt; line-height: 18.0473px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22.9693px;\"><i>The soldiers retaliated to the fire. However, there was no immediate report of any casualty on either side.<\/i><\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0in0in10pt; line-height: 18.0473px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22.9693px;\"><i>Soon after the attack, the additional reinforcement was rushed to the area and the whole area has been cordoned off to nab trace out the militants.<\/i><\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0in0in10pt; line-height: 18.0473px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22.9693px;\"><i>When contacted, SSP Awantipora Zahid Malik confirmed the incident and said that police is verifying the details.<\/i><\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0in0in10pt; line-height: 18.0473px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22.9693px;\"><i>&#8220;Exchange of fire happened, the area being cordoned off. 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