Today Home Minister Rajnath Singh to assess the situation in Uri terrorist attack in the wee hours on Sunday, killing 17 jawans and injuring 19 other personnel in the terror strike in which four ultras were neutralised, and is in touch with Home Secretary, state Governor and Chief Minister has called for a high level meeting to discuss on J&K situation.
Explosions and gunfire started as the militants attacked the camp, located barely few metres away from the Army’s Brigade Headquarters in Uri town, 102 kms from Srinagar, around 4 am, as per sources. The jawans of the Dogra Regiment were sleeping in a tent which caught fire due to the explosion. The fire also engulfed the nearby barracks.
Dead bodies of martyrs were flown back home.
