Hizbul Mujahideen claims responsibility for attack on CRPF camp in Srinagar

A spokesman of the Hizb called a local news agency to claim responsibility for the attack. The outfit would carry out similar attacks in future also, the Hizb spokesman said in a telephonic call to the news agency.

Five CRPF personnel and two militants were killed while four civilians were among 10 injured in the attack on a CRPF camp at Bemina in the city.

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Militants who attacked CRPF camp probably from Pakistan: MHA

The two militants who today carried out fidayeen attack on a CRPF camp in Bemina area of Srinagar were probably from Pakistan, Home Secretary R K Singh said here today.

"Prima facie the terrorists don't appear to be local but from across the border and first impressions are that they were possibly from Pakistan," he said.

Singh said the government had inputs on entry of four militants and forces were on alert.

"We had inputs that four terrorists have entered. So we were alert...These two terrorists have been killed. There might be two more (terrorists) who are out," he said.

Singh said he had spoken to the CRPF incharge of the area about the situation.

The Home Secretary said the terrorists had carried cricket kit bags to get entry into a play ground near the camp.

"There (ground), two terrorists came and they had kit

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