Militants storm army camp

By Shujaat Bukhari

SRINAGAR, NOV. 4. Four jawans were killed and five injured when Lashkar-e-Taiba militants attacked an Army camp in the Peth Dialgam area of Anantnag district late last night. A militant was killed in the gun fight.

Soon after the incident, some intemperate jawans entered the houses of villagers and beat up the inmates including women and children. Many villagers were injured.

A Lashkar spokesman rang up Srinagar newspaper offices and claimed responsibility for the attack.

19 militants killed

Our Correspondent writes from Jammu:

Security forces killed 19 militants this morning in two separate encounters at Loran-Mandi in the Poonch sector and the Gandoh area of Doda district.

Defence sources said ten militants were killed while exfiltrating to the other side of the border in Loran-Mandi.

The militants have been identified as members of the Harkat-ul- Mujaheedin, the Tehreek-e-Jehadi Islami and the Hizb-ul Mujaheedin. A large amount of ammunition was recovered from them. Five militants were also captured. The operation was still on to nab the remaining militants.

In another operation, security forces foiled an attempt of infiltration from across the border and killed six militants. The operation too was still on. The militants, according to Defence sources, belonged to a little-known Laskar-i-Islami.

This brings the total number of militants killed in the Jammu region since November 1 to 45.

PTI reports:

37 labourers rescued

The Army today rescued 37 labourers trapped under snow at the high altitude Zojila Pass on the Srinagar-Leh highway, Defence sources said.

The operation to rescue the labourers was launched soon after the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), which maintained the 434-km highway, informed the Army about the mishap early today. Helicopters were pressed into service and Armymen were sent to help the BRO rescue to the labourers, the sources said.

Despite the closure of the road, the only road linking Ladakh with Kashmir, following the season's first heavy snowfall on Saturday, the labourers stranded at Gumri started proceeding towards Sonamarg. They were trapped under a huge avalanche while crossing the 3472-metre high Zojila Pass, they said.

Three labourers who escaped gave information about the accident. The rescued labourers were taken to the Army base hospital, the sources said, adding the condition of some was serious.

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