Srinagar, March 16: Two persons including a policeman were killed and four others injured when militants opened fire on a police party at the crowded Sopore bus stand in Baramulla district of North Kashmir this evening, police said.
Unidentified militants opened fire on a police party at the main bus stand in Sopore district town, 55 kms from here, around 5.55 PM, and in the ensuing exchange of fire, six persons including two policemen were injured, the police said.
The firing lasted for a brief period and the injured were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where a Special Police Officer (SPO) and an unidentified civilian were declared brought dead.
Rest of the injured – three civilians and a policeman – were admitted to the hospital for treatment, the police said.
–Agencies