SRINAGAR: Seven people, including a doctor and six labourers, were killed in a terrorist attack at a tunnel construction site along the Srinagar-Leh national highway in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Sunday, according to officials.
The attack took place at the Gund site when labourers and staff working on the tunnel project had returned to their camp late in the evening, officials said.
The unidentified terrorists, believed to be at least two, opened fire indiscriminately on the workers, who were a mix of local and non-local labourers.
Two labourers died on the spot, while four others and the doctor later succumbed to their injuries, officials confirmed. Five other individuals are being treated for injuries. The deceased have been identified as Dr Shahnawaz, Faheem Nazir, Kaleem, Mohammad Hanif Shashi Abrol, Anil Shukla and Gurmeet Singh.
Security forces have cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to capture the attackers.
Top security officials, including Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, V K Birdi, have reached the spot to assess the situation.
This story is from the October 21, 2024 edition of Millennium Post Delhi.
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