1 Air Force personnel killed, 4 injured in Jammu and Kashmir terror attack

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One Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel was killed while four others were injured after their convoy was fired upon by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Saturday, officials said..

The injured personnel were rushed to Command Hospital in Udhampur where one succumbed to his injuries...

The Army and police were engaged in a joint operation against terrorists involved in the incident, the IAF said.. "An IAF vehicle convoy was attacked by terrorists in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, near Shahsitar..

The Indian Air Force Garud Special Forces have been positioned in the area where the attack occurred.. "In the ensuing gunfight with terrorists, the air warriors fought back by returning fire..

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge "unequivocally" condemned the terror attack in Poonch and offered his condolences to the family of the Indian Air Force personnel who succumbed to his injuries..

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