Pulwama terror attack: The horror in pictures

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Pulwama terror attack: In the worst-ever terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy on the Srinagar-Jammu highway in Pulwama district. The blast was followed by gunshots by terrorists at around 3.15 pm on Thursday evening.

Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) took responsibility for the terror attack in Pulwama in south Kashmir.

A scene of the spot after in Pulwama district on Thursday, (PTI Photo)

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Over 40 CRPF personnel were martyred and several injured in the Thursday attack in Kashmir. (ANI)

The 78-vehicle convoy was carrying 2,547 security personnel who were moving from the transit camp in Jammu to Srinagar.

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Till last year, Adil Ahmad Dar (20), a resident of Gundibagh village in Pulwama district of South Kashmir, used to work in a sawmill, reported the Indian Express.

On Thursday, the Jaish-e-Mohammad named him as the suicide bomber behind the attack on the CRPF convoy. Adil dropped out of Class XII and started to work at a sawmill owned by a neighbour. In March last year, he left his family and joined militancy in the Valley. His father, Ghulam Hassan Dar, is a small-time vendor.

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The CRPF bus was blown up by an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion on Srinagar-Jammu highway in Awantipora. (PTI)

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Soldiers at the site (Reuters/Younis Khaliq)

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A damaged section of a CRPF vehicle that was attacked by the militants in Pulwama district (PTI Photo)

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Soldiers examine the debris after the explosion (Reuters/Younis Khaliq)

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Security forces cordoned off the site of suicide bomb attack (PTI Photo)

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An ambulance carrying injured CRPF jawans from the site of suicide bomb attack (PTI Photo/S Irfan)

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Security agencies in action at the site (ANI)

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Soldiers inspecting the spot (Reuters/Younis Khaliq)

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Soldiers examining the debris. (Reuters/Younis Khaliq)

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Security personnel carrying out the rescue and relief work at the site of suicide bomb attack (PTI Photo/S Irfan)

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Firemen spray water on the road to wash away the blood stains at the site of suicide bomb attack in Pulwama (PTI Photo)

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Another picture of the damaged vehicle being taken away from the site in Pulwama district. (PTI Photo)

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A damaged vehicle of CRPF being taken away from the site of suicide bomb attack in Pulwama (PTI Photo)

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Another scene of the Pulwama terror attack. (PTI Photo)

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An army soldier stands guard near the site of the suicide bomb attack (PTI Photo/S Irfan)

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Army men at the site of suicide bomb attack in Pulwama district (PTI Photo/S Irfan)

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Security personnel move towards the site of the suicide bomb attack (PTI Photo/S Irfan)