Target Army convoy Deaths eight Jawans | Attack type shooting Non-fatal injuries 19 Start date June 24, 2013 Perpetrator Hizbul Mujahideen | |
Similar 2014 Chhattisgarh attack, 2007 Uttar Pradesh bombings, Rafiganj train wreck, Bodh Gaya bombings, 2008 Assam bombings | ||
The June 2013 Srinagar attack was an attack on Indian Army convoy by the militants in Haiderpura area of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, in which eight jawans were killed.
Attack
The attack took place in Hyderpura when Army trucks were travelling from Leh on Baramullah-Jammu National highway. The attack came as a day ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visit to the Srinagar.
References
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