Poonch attack: JeM offshoot releases photos of ambush, says ‘video soon’

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Anti-Fascist Front, an offshoot of Jaish-e-Mohammad, has released pictures claiming to be from the site of a recent ambush in Poonch district..

The Indian army has deployed special forces teams, drones and helicopters to track down the terrorists responsible, but has so far been unsuccessful...

Even as security forces continued with their cordon and search operations for the sixth day in the jungles of Bhata Dhurian in Poonch district on Tuesday, Peoples Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF), an offshoot of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), has released some pictures on social sites claiming them to be from the site of ambush at Tota Gali...

Since cadres of various terror outfits are depleting fast because of the concerted anti-terror operations, they are desperate to revive terrorism in the region, they said.. Three pictures have been released by PAFF spokesperson Tanvir Ahmad Rather, who also shared brief information in pointers of how the attack was executed on the fateful day of Thursday...

On Thursday at 3 pm, the Army truck was ambushed at Tota Gali on Bhimber Gali-Sangiote stretch of the Jammu-Poonch national highway amid rain and low visibility...

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