Two soldiers, who were injured on Monday when an army vehicle was targeted with an improvised explosive device in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama on Monday, have died.
The armoured vehicle of the 44 Rashtriya Rifles was attacked near the Arihal village of Pulwama, where a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force was attacked by a suicide bomber in February. Six soldiers and two civilians were injured in the Monday’s attack and two soldiers died of their injuries, officials said.
The Army called the attack a “failed attempt” by terrorists in a statement.
The encounter comes a day after an Army vehicle was targeted with an improvised explosive device in Pulwama, where a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was attacked by a suicide bomber of the JeM in February.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Army chief General Bipin Rawat will pay tribute to Major Ketan Sharma, who died in the encounter in Anantnag on Monday.
