Date:14/06/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/06/14/stories/2008061460920100.htm

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4 BRO personnel killed in Kishtwar ambush

Jammu: Four Border Roads Organisation (BRO) personnel, including a Lt. Colonel and another officer, were killed in an ambush by militants in the Chatru area of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.

The BRO personnel, who had gone on a survey at the Symthan Pass, were fired upon by the militants when they were returning to Kishtwar, a defence spokesman said. The militants continued firing on their vehicle until all its occupants were killed. The ultras later fled. — PTI