Police sources said that militants hurled a grenade at a police party in Qaimoh area of Kulgam district late Saturday night.
"The grenade exploded, injuring a policeman, Tahir Khan who belongs to Mendhar in Poonch district of Jammu division.
"He was shifted to government medical college hospital in Anantnag town where he succumbed to injuries," sources said.
Earlier on Saturday, a sub-inspector of the CRPF identified as Parvez Rana suffered injuries when militants hurled a grenade at a CRPF bunker in Aali Masjid Eidgah area of Srinagar city.
"One more terrorist killed... incriminating materials including arms and ammunition recovered. Search going on," a police officer said.
The firefight between terrorists and security forces took place after a joint team of the police and the security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about presence of terrorists.
As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where terrorists were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter.
The two terrorists killed in the encounter have been identified, officials said.
They have been identified as Sameer Ahmad Shah and Rayees Ahmad Mir.
Police said based on a specific input generated by police regarding presence of terrorists in village Kilbal area of Shopian, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by the police, army and the CRPF.
"During the search operation, as the joint search party proceeded towards the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party which was retaliated effectively leading to an encounter," police said.
"In the ensuing encounter, two terrorists of proscribed terror outfit LeT (TRF) were killed and their bodies were retrieved from the site of the encounter."
"As per police records, both the killed terrorists were part of group involved in several terror crime cases including attacks on security forces and civilian atrocities," a police officer said.
Incriminating materials, arms and ammunition were recovered from the site of the encounter.
Police have registered a case and investigation has been initiated.
"PM @narendramodi has sought details on the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. He has also expressed condolences to the families of those security personnel who have been martyred in the attack," the Prime Minister's Office said in a tweet.
PM @narendramodi has sought details on the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. He has also expressed condolences to the families of those security personnel who have been martyred in the attack.
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 13, 2021
Terrorists on Monday evening attacked a police bus at Srinagar's Pantha Chowk, killing two police personnel and injuring 12 others, including four critically. The bus was fired upon from multiple directions. The injured policemen have been rushed to the hospital. The area has been cordoned off and an operation has been started to nab the attackers.
Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has condemned the terrorist attack in Srinagar and expressed condolences to the families of the deceased.
"Terrible news of a terror attack on a police bus on the outskirts of Srinagar. I unequivocally condemn this attack while at the same time send my heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased & prayers for the injured," he tweeted.
Terrible news of a terror attack on a police bus on the outskirts of Srinagar. I unequivocally condemn this attack while at the same time send my heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased & prayers for the injured.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) December 13, 2021
Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said the attack on the police bus has exposed the false narrative of normalcy.
"Terribly sad to hear about the Srinagar attack in which two policemen were killed. GOIs false narrative of normalcy in Kashmir stands exposed yet there has been no course correction. My condolences to the bereaved families," she said in a tweet.
Terribly sad to hear about the Srinagar attack in which two policemen were killed. GOIs false narrative of normalcy in Kashmir stands exposed yet there has been no course correction. My condolences to the bereaved families.
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) December 13, 2021
People's Conference leader Imran Raza Ansari has also condemned the attack and prayed for the recovery of the injured cops.
"Sad news coming in from Zewan area. I condemn the attack on Jammu and Kashmir Police in strongest possible words. Such mindless acts of violence only add to the misery of Kashmir. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured. May Allah grant Jannah to the bravehearts!" Ansari tweeted.
Sad news coming in from Zewan area. I condemn the attack on Jammu and Kashmir Police in strongest possible words. Such mindless acts of violence only add to the misery of Kashmir. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured. May Allah grant Jannah to the bravehearts!
— Imran Reza Ansari (@imranrezaansari) December 13, 2021
In Kunduz city, capital of northern Kunduz province, 10 civilians were killed and 42 others wounded following early Saturday's clashes, Hsanullah Fazli, director of Kunduz Public Health Directorate, told Xinhua news agency.
Taliban militants stormed the city from three directions, trying to capture the whole city.
The Afghan Ministry of Defence claimed that 47 Taliban militants were killed and 39 wounded in the Kunduz clashes.
In Taluqan city, capital of neighbouring Takhar province, several militants and government forces were killed and wounded during Friday night clashes.
Taliban attacked the city and Afghan government security forces backed by the local public uprising forces repelled the attackers. Heavy clashes lasted on Saturday.
The Taliban took control of Shiberghan city, capital of northern Jawzjan province, on Saturday after week-long heavy clashes, reported local Tolo News TV channel.
The militants broke the provincial prison and released all the inmates, according to the report.
Security forces retreated to a local airport. Information about casualties on the side of security forces and Taliban militants were unclear.
Also on Saturday, a 25-year-old medical doctor died of gunshot wounds in Kandahar city, capital of southern Kandahar province, Dawood Farhad, director of Mirwais Regional Hospital, told Xinhua.
"At least 22 wounded, including one woman and six children, were admitted to Mirwais Hospital since early Saturday," he said, adding that "eight people got gunshot wounds while the rest were wounded by bomb and mortar shrapnel".
Six militants' bodies and four wounded soldiers were also shifted to the hospital, according to the source.
About half of the country's 34 provinces have been on the scene of heavy battles and street fighting in recent weeks as Taliban militants continued their fighting against security forces.
"I can now report we have secured all the buildings," Interior Minister Fred Matiangi said. "We are in the final stages of mopping up the area."
Somali-based militant group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the assault on the 14 Riverside Drive complex, which includes the DusitD2 Hotel, reports Efe.
An efe-epa photographer saw five fatalities laid out on the tables of a restaurant inside the complex, as well as the body of an attacker who detonated a vehicle packed with explosives.
Lawmaker Esther Passaris told the press that a sixth victim died at MP Shah Hospital.
Four people were taken to Kenyatta National Hospital, while media outlets said that one of 16 wounded survivors brought to Avenue Hospital was undergoing emergency surgery for multiple gunshot wounds.
"We can now confirm that this criminal activity commenced at about three o'clock (pm) in a coordinated fashion and began at I&M Bank with an explosion that targeted three vehicles in the parking lot, and a suicide explosion in the foyer of Dusit hotel," Kenyan police chief Joseph Boinnet said.
Al-Shabaab, which seeks to establish an Islamic state in Somalia, told Al Jazeera English through spokesman Abdiaziz Abu Mus'ab that it was behind the attack.
"We strongly condemn the terror attacks in Afghanistan yesterday. They are an attack on Afghanistan's multicultural fabric. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. I pray that the injured recover soon.
"India stands ready to assist the Afghanistan government in this sad hour," Modi said on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1013610293514170369
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj also expressed her condolences to the families of the victims and said she would be meeting them on Monday.
"My heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of the terror attack... We are with them in this hour of tragedy. I am meeting their relatives today at 6 p.m. in Jawaharlal Nehru Bhavan," she tweeted.
https://twitter.com/SushmaSwaraj/status/1013621714834427906
A suicide bomber blew himself up in Jalalabad, where President Ashraf Ghani was to hold a meeting with provincial officials. A Sikh candidate for the upcoming October parliamentary polls was among those killed.
The group of Sikhs were said to be on their way to meet President Ghani.
Provincial governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani confirmed the casualties and said it had been a suicide bombing.
Khogyani did not provide more information about the blast, TOLONews reported.
The blast hit the busy market of Mukhabirat square, all the victims have been taken to the hospital, the official added. No group has claimed responsibility so far.
The media reported that the explosion happened close to the governor's compound. Security forces immediately cordoned off the area and ambulances were seen carrying the victims to hospital.
Ghani on Sunday attended the inauguration of a new hospital complex in Jalalabad and also met with local officials.
The President is only due to leave the province on Monday.
They were discussing ways and means to bolster the government-initiated peace process to encourage the Taliban to initiate a dialogue with the government to end the country's lingering crisis.
The trooper was wounded in the shootout as the security forces prepared for a final assault against the holed-up militants, a police officer said.
He was shifted to the nearby SMHS hospital, barely 300 metres away from the site of the gunfight, and died later.
It was the same hospital from where Pakistani LeT militant Naveed Jat alias Abu Hunzullah managed to escape on February 6 after killing two policemen.
Police said residents in the vicinity have been evacuated to safety.
Troops of the CRPF and the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police were carrying out the operation against the militants.
Kashmir police chief S.P. Vaid in a tweet said: "I congratulate alert CRPF sentry for averting Suicidal attack in Karan nagar Srinagar. Fortunately two terrorists are in cordon & exchange of fire going on."
Earlier around 4.30 a.m., two militants were spotted by an alert sentry at the observation post of 23rd battalion of the CRPF in Karan Nagar area.
The two were forced to flee as the alert sentry fired at them.
Searches in the area revealed that the militants, carrying backpacks and AK-47 rifles, had taken shelter in a building near the CRPF camp, which was then surrounded.
After the hiding militants were challenged, they fired at the security forces triggering a gunfight, that is still on.
The attempted terror bid on the CRPF camp comes close on the heels of the Sunjuwan military camp attack, in which six people were killed.
According to reports, the suspect has been arrested.
Based on the information authorities had at the moment, the incident was "a particularly cowardly act of terror aimed at innocent civilians," Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a press conference, Xinhua news agency reported.
US President Donald Trump tweeted: "In NYC, looks like another attack by a very sick and deranged person. Law enforcement is following this closely. NOT IN THE U.S.A.!"
"We must not allow ISIS to return, or enter, our country after defeating them in the Middle East and elsewhere. Enough!" Trump said in another tweet.
"My thoughts, condolences and prayers to the victims and families of the New York City terrorist attack. God and your country are with you!" the President wrote on Twitter.
Speaking at the conference alongside with the mayor, New York City Police Commissioner James O' Neil said the suspect was a 29-year-old man, who was not from New York. He said authorities would not release his identity immediately.
At 3.05 p.m., a man driving a rented Home Depot pickup truck entered the West Side Highway bicycle path at Houston Street, according to O' Neil. He said the man began driving southbound, striking a number of pedestrians and bicyclists along the route.
At Chambers Street, the truck collided with a school bus, injuring two adults and two children, according to the police.
After the collision, the driver exited the vehicle, holding up a paintball gun and a pellet gun. He was shot by a uniformed police officer and was then sent to a hospital.
According to reports, the driver shouted "Allahu Akbar", which means "God is great" in Arabic.
O'Neil was asked to confirm whether the driver made such statement at the press conference. He said that the driver "did make a statement when he exited the vehicle" although he declined to elaborate on it.
Video footage shot by an office clerk working in the 52-story 7 World Trade Center building showed that all main streets around the usually bustling financial district had been vacated, with only police vehicles spotted moving or parking in the area.
The female clerk, who asked to be identified only by her surname Jiang, told Xinhua she and her colleagues were advised by police to stay in the building until further notice.
An eyewitness named John Williams said: "When I was walking down the street towards the incident, I saw a group of women and children were running towards me, one of them was saying 'he has a gun, he has a gun.' I turned around and heard the gunshot about 30 seconds later."
"There was a white pickup truck with Home Depot logos. The front of the truck was completely smashed in and there was smoke," he added.
The attack occurred hours before an annual Halloween parade was to take place in Lower Manhattan, which would be packed with thousands of people in costumes.
Authorities said more police officers and resources were deployed in iconic places in the city.
Also at the press conference, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, who just hours ago wished New Yorkers a safe and happy Halloween, said there was no evidence of ongoing threat after the truck attack.
The spokesman of the Interior Ministry said in a statement that a person got out of a car and suddenly started firing at the forces of the Royal Guard located in front of the western gate of the Peace Palace in Jeddah at 3:15 p.m. local time.
The guards shot back and killed the gunman after he killed two security men and injured another two, Xinhua news agency reported.
The spokesperson identified the attacker as a 28-year-old Saudi man who carried a Kalashnikov machine gun and three Molotov cocktails.
He said that security authorities are carrying out investigations, and any developments will be announced later.
The incident took place two days after the announced busting of a terror cell linked to Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia has been engaged in an anti-terror war following a series of IS-claimed deadly blasts across the kingdom in recent years.
"All three Pakistani fidayeen terrorists were killed in Uri area of Baramulla district," said a police officer said.
Director General of Police S.P. Vaid told reporters here that the slain militants had planned a major suicide strike and their elimination has averted a major attack.
Security forces had launched an operation in Kaghi forest area of Uri tehsil on Sunday morning following specific information about a group of heavily-armed militants hiding there.
As the security forces tightened cordon around the area, the hiding militants opened fire at the security forces triggering a gunfight.
Police, however, have not confirmed whether the slain militants had recently infiltrated into the Valley from Pakistan-administered Kashmir or had been operating here for some time.
May will demand tougher action to combat online radicalisation at a showdown in New York this week, The Mirror reported late Sunday.
"In a 15-minute speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, she will call on leaders and tech giants to help halt the spread of poisonous material that is warping young minds," a UK official official was quoted as saying.
She will then host talks on tackling extremism with Facebook, Microsoft and Google alongside French President Emmanuel Macron.
Last week, as many as 30 people were injured in an explosion which occurred at the Parsons Green subway station in West London, of which the Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility.
British Home Secretary Amber Rudd said that Britain's terrorism threat level has been lowered from "critical" to "severe" after being raised to the highest possible in the wake of the Friday explosion.
Rudd made the statement on Sunday after British police arrested two suspects in connection of the explosion in a packed rush-hour carriage on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Previous attacks in London this year at Westminster Bridge, London Bridge and Finsbury Park as well as a blast at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester killed dozens of people and injured more than 150.
According to the Metropolitan Police, the 21-year-old man arrested in Hounslow, west London, on Saturday night, reports the BBC.
"He was arrested under the Terrorism Act and taken to a police station where he remains in custody," the Met police said.
Earlier on Saturday, an 18-year-old man was arrested in the Port of Dover over the Friday morning attack, sending a ball of fire along a carriage of the eastbound District Line train from Wimbledon at the Parsons Green station.
Police are continuing to search a house in Sunbury-on-Thames in Surrey. The house belongs to an elderly couple known for fostering hundreds of children, including refugees.
The Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for the attack, the BBC reported.
The explosion occurred through a homemade explosive artefact, inside a white bucket, which failed to fully detonate.
Less than 24 hours later, the suburban Tube station was back in use by travellers.
Prime Minister Theresa May raised the terror status to its highest level, which means another attack is considered imminent.
The man was detained in the port area of Dover by Kent Police over the Friday morning rush hour attack at the Parsons Green station in southwest London, BBC reported.
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said the arrest was "significant", but the terror threat level remains at "critical".
At least 24 police posts were attacked with handmade bombs by terrorists in Maungtaw region, Xinhua news agency reported.
Also more than 150 extremists attempted to break into the light infantry battalion No. 552 military base.
The attacks continued till noon and the bodies of about 15 terrorists have been recovered so far.
"Friends and music lovers in the UK, looking forward to being amongst you and performing with my entire team," Rahman posted on his Facebook page late Thursday night.
Organised by BTOS Productions, the concert -- titled Netru Indru Nalai -- will celebrate 25 years of Rahman's musical journey from "Roja" to "Kaatru Veliyidai".
It will also feature names like Benny Dayal, Neeti Mohan, Haricharan, Jonita Gandhi, Ranjit Barot and Javed Ali.
They will perform at The SSE Arena, Wembley, read the official Facebook page of BTOS Productions.
Later in July, Rahman's musical journey will also be celebrated at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) extravaganza, where the Mozart of Madras will take the stage during IIFA Rocks in New York.
At least one gunman fired shots inside Parliament, wounding a guard, the reports said.
There were also reports of a shooting at the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the modern state, the BBC reported.
According to Met Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, they got reports that a van struck people on the London Bridge at 5.08 p.m., on Saturday evening, reports CNN.
The van sped across London Bridge knocking over several pedestrians, according to an eyewitness. It was headed toward the London Bridge station, on the south bank of the river.
The vehicle continued to drive towards Borough Market, just south of the bridge, where three assailants got out and attempted to stab civilians in a restaurant, including a police officer.
Armed police were called to the scene and within eight minutes, the three assailants were shot dead.
Rowley said the assailants were wearing what looked like explosive vests which upon further investigation appeared to be fake.
"The incidents at London Bridge and Borough Market were declared as terrorist incidents," the Met Police tweeted, minutes after Prime Minister Theresa May said her government was treating the case as a "potential act of terrorism", reports Efe news.
Saturday night's "terrible incident" will be the focus of a meeting of the UK government's Cobra emergency committee, May's office said.
The Met said that a third incident, in the Vauxhall area, was determined to have no connection to what happened at the two other locations.
The US state department has issued a statement, condemning "the cowardly attacks targeting innocent civilians in London", reports the BBC.
It said the US "stands ready to provide any assistance authorities in the UK may request".
This is the third terror attack in the UK since March.
On 22 May, 22 people were killed and 116 injured when the attacker, Salman Abedi, detonated a home-made bomb in the arena's foyer as crowds were leaving a performance by US singer Ariana Grande late in the evening.
In the wake of the attack, the UK government increased the terror alert to critical, the highest level, and deployed the army to support police.
On 22 March, six people died, including the attacker, and at least 50 people were injured in an attack near the Houses of Parliament.
On Wednesday, three people and a terrorist were dead after an attacker brought carnage to central London on Wednesday, mowing down pedestrians on Westminster Bridge and hacking at police with knives in the grounds of the Houses of Parliament.
Metro Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley told reporters that about 40 people were injured in the attack.
Rowley, also London's top anti-terror officer, said that the officer who died in the attack has been named as Keith Palmer, who was 48 and had 15 years service as a police officer.
He said he would not comment on the identity of the attacker, although he suggested the police was aware of who the assailant was.
The attacker was shot dead after stabbing Palmer. The other three victims were all civilians, the police officer said.
At least 40 people were hit on the crowded bridge when a 4x4 drove along the pavement, knocking down pedestrians before crashing into a fence below Big Ben, the local media reported.
An intruder, described by a witness as "middle-aged and Asian", then managed to break into the grounds of the Parliament where he fatally stabbed a police officer with two knives, the Daily Mail reported.
The policeman died at the scene. The attacker, who was shot by armed officers, died after he was taken to hospital.
Prime Minister Theresa May was bundled into her car by a plain-clothes police officer and driven quickly from the scene as the attack unfolded. She will chair a meeting of the Government's emergency Cobra Committee.
Scotland Yard said the attack, which comes a year to the day after the terrorist atrocities in Brussels, was being treated "as a terrorist incident until we know otherwise".
Witness Jayne Wilkinson said: "We were taking photos of Big Ben and we saw all the people running towards us, and then there was an Asian guy in about his 40s carrying a knife about seven or eight inches long.
"And then there were three shots fired, and then we crossed the road and looked over. The man was on the floor with blood.
"He had a lightweight jacket on, dark trousers and a shirt. He was running through those gates, towards Parliament, and the police were chasing him."
A spokesman for the Port of London Authority, which looks after safety on the River Thames, said: "A female member of the public was recovered from the water near Westminster Bridge. She is alive but undergoing urgent medical treatment on a nearby pier. We believe she fell from the bridge".
He said the river has been closed from Vauxhall to Embankment "as part of the security response".
Pattnaik in his 5ft high sand sculpture of some injured school students, gave a message 'Heinous crime, shame to humanity', where hundreds of school children gathered to pay tribute.
"I condemn the terror attack in Pakistan and Australia," said Pattnaik.
Meanwhile, shocked over the Pakistan incident, students across Odisha observed a two minute silence, held prayers and organised protests conveying their condolence for the victims of the carnage.
Sources in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Foreign Secretary Vijay Keshav Gokhale summoned Mahmood to the MEA at 2 p.m. and issued a "very strong demarche" in connection with the terror attack on Thursday that also left 38 troopers injured.
Gokhale conveyed that Pakistan must take immediate and verifiable action against the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), which claimed responsibility immediately after the attack, and that it must immediately stop any groups or individuals associated with terrorism and operating from Pakistani territory.
He also rejected the statement made by the Pakistan Foreign Ministry denying any involvement in the suicide attack, that has been called the worst-ever terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir since militancy began there in 1989.
The JeM, a Pakistan-based outfit, claimed responsibility for the attack in which a suicide bomber on Thursday rammed his SUV packed with explosives into a Central Reserve Police Force bus that was part of a large convoy on the Jammu-Srinagar highway around 3.15 p.m., killing 45 troopers and leaving the security establishment stunned.
The foundation also said it was prepared to provide "the best possible treatment to the injured troopers" of the attacks.
"We shall also deem it to be our duty to shoulder any responsibility the government may place upon us in service to our beloved Armed Forces," it said in a statement.
It added that the entire Reliance Parivar fully shares the outrage of 1.3 billion Indians at the barbaric terror attack on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday in which 49 troopers were martyred.
"No evil power in this world can break India's unity or our resolve to defeat terrorism, which is an enemy of humanity. Our hearts go out to the bereaved members of the martyrs' families. The nation will never forget the bravehearts and their sacrifice. We pray for the recovery of the injured," it said.
Reliance Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries Ltd headed by its founder Nita Ambani and has touched over 20 million people in India aross 13,500 villages and urban locations through various activities in health, education, rural transformation, sports for development, disaster response, urban renewal and arts, culture and heritage.
The foundation also said it was prepared to provide "the best possible treatment to the injured troopers" of the attacks.
"We shall also deem it to be our duty to shoulder any responsibility the government may place upon us in service to our beloved Armed Forces," it said in a statement.
It added that the entire Reliance Parivar fully shares the outrage of 1.3 billion Indians at the barbaric terror attack on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday in which 49 troopers were martyred.
"No evil power in this world can break India's unity or our resolve to defeat terrorism, which is an enemy of humanity. Our hearts go out to the bereaved members of the martyrs' families. The nation will never forget the bravehearts and their sacrifice. We pray for the recovery of the injured," it said.
Reliance Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries Ltd headed by its founder Nita Ambani and has touched over 20 million people in India aross 13,500 villages and urban locations through various activities in health, education, rural transformation, sports for development, disaster response, urban renewal and arts, culture and heritage.
His remarks came after discussions with visiting Argentine President Mauricio Macri at the Hyderabad House where India and Argentina came down heavily on the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir which killed 40 CRPF troopers.
"President Macri and I agreed that terrorism is a very big threat to world peace and stability. The brutal Pulwama terror attack shows that the time for talks is over. Now the entire world needs to unite and take firm steps against terrorism and their supporters," Modi said.
"Hesitation in taking firm measures against terrorists and those against humanity amounts to encouraging terrorism," he said.
Modi said it is important for the G-20 countries to implement the 11-point agenda of Hamburg Leaders Statement.
India and Argentina later issued a separate joint statement on terrorism and stressed that there could be no justification for acts of terror on any ground whatsoever, particularly emphasising the scourge of cross-border terrorism.
They said "strong measures" should be taken against terrorists, terror organisations, their networks and all those who "encourage, support, finance and provide safe haven to terrorists and terror groups".
The leaders said that no country should allow its territory to be used to launch terrorist attacks on other countries.
Modi said there is a need to accept "reformed multilateralism" for global peace and security and economic and social advancement of people.
Noting that South-South Cooperation is important for India, he said Argentina has strongly supported India's membership in the Missile Technology Control Regime, Wassenaar Arrangement, Australia Group and the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
The Prime Minister also welcomed Argentina as a new member of the International Solar Alliance.
Macri, in his remarks, condemned the terror attack. "I firmly condemn it. We condemn every kind of terrorist attack. This goes against healthy co-existence. I am pleased to be able to work together to fight this scourge of mankind."
Macri is on three-day visit to India at the invitation of PM Modi. Accompanied by his wife Juliana Awada, Macri arrived in India on Sunday. He received a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Monday morning in the presence of President Ram Nath Kovind.
This was the fifth meeting between Modi and Macri. The Argentine leader said it "speaks of the very good chemistry we have had since our first meeting".
Macri said Asia is seeing profound transformation and India has enormous importance in Asia and increasingly so in the world.
He said that visit of Rabindranath Tagore to Buenos Aires in November 1924 was "a milestone in the relationship" between Argentina and India.
On a personal note, Macri said he stayed in the same house for five years where Tagore was hosted by an Argentine woman, Victoria Ocampo. "I am imbued with Tagore's spirit to deepen the links."
Modi termed Argentina as an "agriculture powerhouse" and said India has set a goal of running 30 per cent of vehicles on electricity by 2030.
"Argentina is part of Lithium triangle and has 54 per cent of Lithium reserves," he said, adding that work has started in the field of mineral extraction in Argentina by a joint venture.
Modi said the two countries have given a "strategic partnership" to their relationship to boost ties.
The two sides signed 10 agreements including on agriculture, defence, tourism and broadcasting content.
Addressing a rally here, Modi said what his government did post-Pulwama has not been done in decades.
"We hit terrorists in their houses. The terrorists and their masters were not expecting this kind of response. The air strikes were done at 3.30 am and Pakistan lost its sleep. They tweeted at 5 a.m. and started saying that Modi has hit us," he said.
Recalling the surgical strike of 2016 in the wake of terror attack at Uri, he said terror masterminds were accustomed to thinking that India would do nothing, but his government has "taught them a lesson".
He alleged that perception about inaction by India was due to the government that ruled India before 2014.
Modi said that there was need of action after the Mumbai terror attack that killed 166 people as the world community was with India.
"But it needs courage. There were proofs of involvement of terror masterminds based in Pakistan. But what did India do?" he asked.
Modi said the forces were ready for action but "Delhi was cold". He said terror cannot be fought by constraining hands of defence force.
Referring to the terror incidents after the Mumbai attack, Modi said these were also linked to Pakistan but the "remote-controlled" government showed inaction.
"What did the then government do? They did not change the policy, but (changed) only home ministers. If they had shown the courage, given reply to terrorists in their language, terrorism would not have become such a big problem (for the country)," he said.
Investigators found the victim while removing bodies from the Al Noor mosque where more than 40 people were killed as a gunman stormed the mosque and went on a shooting rampage on Friday, Police Commissioner Mike Bush told a press conference.
Meanwhile, the number of the injured people from the terror attacks stood at 50, and 36 of them were still being treated in Christchurch Hospital, with two remaining in intensive care unit and one child at a children's hospital, Xinhua reported citing the police.
For the time being, 28-year-old Australian Brenton Tarrant was charged with murder. The terror suspect appeared briefly in the Christchurch District Court on Saturday.
The charging document showed the maximum penalty will be life imprisonment. He will be in custody until April 5, according to the High Court in Christchurch.
The police said the explosion occurred inside a private car at Tethar area of the highway near Bannihal town around 10.30 a.m., destroying the vehicle.
"The explosion appears to have been caused by a gas cylinder inside the car but this is based on preliminary examination of the car's wreckage," a police officer said.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) said the blast took place when a CRPF convoy was on the move on the highway.
"The car caught fire and slight damage was caused to the rear of one of the CRPF vehicles. No injuries were caused to CRPF personnel. The incident is being investigated," the CRPF said in a statement.
Police said that the car driver, the lone occupant, had escaped. Officials said a hunt had been launched to arrest him.
Police confirmed there was no loss of life in the incident.
On February 14, a suicide bomber devastated a CRPF vehicle at Pulwama, killing 40 troopers. The attack was claimed by the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist group.
Authorities had then decided not to allow any civilian vehicular movement on the highway when convoys of the Army and security forces move on it.
It wasn't clear how the car came on to the highway when the CRPF convoy was on the move on Saturday.
Hundreds of civilians were rescued from the Afghan Ministry after an explosion followed by the sound of sporadic gunfire had been heard in the complex, said Interior Ministry spokesperson Nasrat Rahimi. Six people were injured in the assault and taken to hospital.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it follows the suspension of talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents. The outfit's spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid, however, said it was not behind the attack.
The Interior Ministry spokesperson had tweeted earlier in the day that three suicide bombers had launched the attack on the Ministry complex and the post office building at 11.40 am, "taking advantage of a holy shrine".
The BBC said that the attack happened near the heavily fortified Serena Hotel -- one of the very few hotels in Kabul still used by foreign visitors -- a couple of other ministries and the presidential palace.
The area around the building was sealed off as the attackers battled security forces for over six hours. Two of them were later shot and the attack was finally over in the late afternoon, Rahimi said.
"Hundreds of civilians have been rescued," he said, adding that police and special forces were combing the area.
Local television broadcast video images showing some smoke emerging from somewhere near the Ministry and people climbing out of windows.
Saturday's attack came after the government of Qatar cancelled the first-ever peace talks between the Taliban and representatives of the Afghan government in the presence of a US delegation.
The meeting was set to be held this weekend but was cancelled after the host, Qatar, rejected a list of 250 participants provided by the Afghan government.
So far 58 suspects have been arrested from different areas of the island, Police Spokesperson Ruwan Gunasekara said. The Islamic State terror group (IS) on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the attacks.
At least 18 more suspects were taken into custody in the early hours of Wednesday as security operations continued, Xinhua news agency quoted Gunasekara as saying.
Four walkie-talkies and a motorcycle were also recovered by the police from a house in Warakapola, around 56 km away from here, he added.
At least 34 foreign nationals were among those killed, the country's Foreign Ministry said.
"They have been brought here in a general case that was registered in March in Delhi," NIA spokesperson Alok Mittal told IANS.
Tanveer Ahmad Ganie, 29, and Bilal Ahmad Mir, 23, both residents of the Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir, were brought from the Kot Bhalwal Jail in Jammu and produced before the special NIA court on Thursday against a production warrant.
The court remanded them to seven-day NIA custody till May 2.
Asked if the suspects had links with the Pulwama attack or any other terrorist case, the official said, "we will interrogate them on every terrorist activities carried out in J&K."
On February 14, a JeM terrorist rammed his explosive-laden car into a CRPF convoy on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in the Pulwama area, killing 40 personnel.
In a statement, the NIA said the two had been arrested in a probe into a criminal conspiracy by top leadership of the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit to strengthen bases of the group in India.
Earlier, the NIA had arrested a JeM suspect Sajjad Ahmad whom it claimed was in regular contact with these two persons over WhatsApp.
The anti-terror agency registered the case on March 15 and named Mufti Abdul Rauf Asghar, brother of JeM chief Masood Azhar, as the mastermind of the conspiracy to "wage war" against India.
The agency filed the FIR based on inputs regarding criminal conspiracy for strengthening base of JeM in India, raising funds, organising terrorist camps and recruiting persons for carrying out terrorist acts, harbouring JeM cadres and becoming its member.
A 10-member delegation led by Finance Secretary Mohammad Younas Dagha represented Pakistan at the two-day APG meeting in Guangzhou, China, where it briefed the group about the country's actions against currency smuggling, outlawed groups and tightening of financial and corporate sector systems, reports Dawn news.
At the meeting, some participants raised very tough questions about Pakistan's seriousness to act against proscribed organisations and the effectiveness of internal controls.
In response, the Pakistani side reported the arrests of key operatives of some proscribed outfits, putting more such organisations and their affiliates on the list of banned outfits, blocking their accounts and financial flows and taking control of their assets.
The delegation reported that Pakistan had either complied with or was very close to accomplishing the milestones under the FATF action plan well before the September deadline.
The APG will submit to the FATF -- an inter-governmental body which combats money laundering and terror financing -- its analysis of the compliance report submitted by Pakistan.
Last week, the Pakistan government placed nine more entities on the list of proscribed organisations, taking the tally to 71.
In March, law enforcement agencies launched a major crackdown on Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) led by Masood Azhar after he was declared a global terrorist by the UN Security Council.
That same month, Islamabad announced the freezing of accounts and seizure of assets linked to organisations banned by the UN Security Council.
Within weeks, the government said it had taken control of 182 seminaries and detained over 100 people as part of its push against proscribed groups.
The input talks about Al Qaeda's plan to carry out the attack in Awantipora area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district, either before or during the Amarnath Yatra beginning on July 1, to avenge the killing of Zakir Musa, chief of Ansar Ghazwatul Hind (AGH), who was shot dead recently in an encounter with security forces, the official said.
"The input has been shared with all security forces engaged in counter insurgency operations in the state. A high alert has been sounded, although security is already on maximum alert because of the upcoming Amarnath Yatra," said the official on condition of anonymity.
The route taken by the pilgrims to Amarnath holy cave in the mountains passes through the Awantipora.
The input has been shared with the Army, CRPF, BSF, ITBP, SSB and the state police.
"About 450 additional companies of central armed police forces (CAPF) are being deployed for the overall security of the upcoming Amarnath Yatra. This is in addition to the already in place security grid engaged in anti-militancy operations," he said.
"The input says Al Qaeda is planning the attack to avenge the killing of Zakir Musa, chief of AGH, a proclaimed affiliate of the global terror network. There is no question of any lowering of guard even if the input hadn't been there," added the official.
On February 14, Pulwama district was witness to a ghastly terror attack on a CRPF convoy, in which 40 personnel were killed.
The attack had triggered military tensions between India and Pakistan.
Islamabad's move comes in the wake of a stern warning from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) -- which asked Pakistan to act on terror financing or be downgraded to the black list -- and also from the International Monetary Fund, which approved a $6 billion financial package for the cash-strapped country.
It also comes ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's upcoming visit to the US where he is to meet President Donald Trump.
The trial of the 2008 Mumbai terror bombings that killed 166 people has not moved forward in any tangible way. Saeed has been placed under house arrest in the past, let off after some days and then allowed to move around freely and spew venom against India.
India has time and again conveyed to Pakistan that dialogue cannot resume unless Islamabad shows sincerity in cracking down against terror groups operating from its soil.
Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) - a US-designated terror outfit -, was placed under house arrest in September 2009, but was cleared of all charges a month later and allowed to move freely.
In January 2017, Saeed was placed under house arrest for disturbing peace and security, but was released in November the same year after the Lahore High Court concluded that there was "nothing tangible in the evidence presented against him". India had registered strong protest against his being let off on both the occasions.
After his January 2017 arrest, his charity, JuD, rebranded itself as Tehreek Azadi Jammu and Kashmir (TAJK).
Following India's repeated requests for Saeed's extradition, the US State Department in 2012 announced a $10 million reward for information leading to his arrest and conviction.
On Wednesday, the Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) registered 23 cases relating to terror financing and facilitation against Saeed. The CTD, which registered the cases in five cities of Punjab, declared that the JuD was financing terrorism from the massive funds collected through non-profit organisations and trusts including Al-Anfaal Trust, Dawatul Irshad Trust, Muaz Bin Jabal Trust.
These non-profit organisations were banned in April after the CTD found them to have links with the JuD and its top leadership, accused of financing terrorism by building huge assets/properties from the collected funds in Pakistan, Pakistani media reported.
The 23 FIRs were registered at the CTD police stations of Lahore, Gujranwala, Multan, Faisalabad and Sargodha on July 1 and 2.
Besides, Hafiz Saeed and his brother-in-law Abdul Rehman Makki, the other JuD leaders against whom cases have been registered are Malik Zafar Iqbal, Ameer Hamza, Mohammad Yahya Aziz, Mohammad Naeem, Mohsin Bilal, Abdul Raqeeb, Dr Ahmad Daud, Dr Muhammad Ayub, Abdullah Ubaid, Mohammad Ali and Abdul Ghaffar.
On July 1 and 2, the CTD registered 23 cases against the leadership of Jama'at-ud-Dawa (JuD), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FiF), which is another front for the JuD, for making assets from terrorism financing through trusts/NPOs.
Similarly, large scale investigations have been launched into matters of JuD, LeT and FIF regarding their holding and use of trusts to raise funds for terrorism financing. They made these assets from funds of terrorism financing and held and used these assets to raise more funds for further terrorism financing.
Earlier in February this year, Pakistan re-instated a ban on two charities linked to Saeed - the JuD and Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) - which had long been on a UN international terrorism blacklist.
The Port Trust authorities, in a message, said the Pakistan-trained commandoes are believed to have entered the Gulf of Kutch through the Harami Nala Creek Area.
The 'very high' level alert said: "It is therefore directed to take utmost measures of security and prevent any untoward situation in Gujarat state, all ships at DPT (Deendayal Port Trust) to take utmost security measures and maintain anti-terror watch, and be alert."
Signed by the Signal Superintendent of Deendayal Port Trust, formerly known as Kandla Port Trust, in Kutch, the message also directed all shipping authorities to inform their vessels berthed at Kandla and those expected to enter the port to remain alert and "maintain terror watch" and report any suspicious activity to the nearest coast guard station, marine police station and the port control.
It directed the Kandla Port Steamship Agents Association (KPSAA) to forward the message to all, including trade associations with liquid storage facilities, the Customs House Agents Association, the stevedors, barge operators and others.
It also directed Netherlands-based Van Oord, which has a contract to maintain Kandla port, to alert all dredgers and support craft in the channel and "maintain sharp watch and report any suspicious activity" to the port control.
The alert comes in the wake of heightened tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir after New Delhi abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution, which Islamabad has termed an act of "annexation". India has upped its security in the wake of warmongering statements being made by Pakistani leaders over Kashmir.
Meanwhile, business houses operating in Gujarat are also on alert after the intel input.
Adani Ports and Logistics has issued a security advisory to shipping agents in Mundra where it has informed them about the alert. "It is advised that all ships at Mundra port take utmost security measures and maintain a vigilant watch," reads the advisory.
According to the security advisory, Mundra port is maintaining security-level alert 1. It has also enhanced security measures on the shore.
The bomb was thrown from the footbridge at the Science Lab intersection on Saturday night when Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives minister Tazul Islam was passing through the area, the Daily Star reported, quoting police and eyewitnesses.
The minister was unhurt in the attack.
"Six policemen were in the minister's security team and the minister was going to a programme of Border Guard Bangladesh. We got stuck at the traffic lights at Science Lab intersection. The bomb exploded when I got off (from the escort vehicle) and walked ahead to ask traffic police to clear the way for the minister," the paper quoted injured ASI AB Shahabuddin as saying.
Traffic constable Aminul Islam was also injured in the blast.
Aminul suffered splinter injuries to his right hand fingers while Shahabuddin had injuries to his legs, one of which had a fracture. They were at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and out of danger, said a doctor.
"Police are investigating the incident and trying to identify the attacker by scrutinising the CCTV footage," said Asaduzzaman Miah, commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
A CCTV camera installed at a shop nearby did not cover the spot while another one at a mosque was broken, an officer said.
Hours after the blast, SITE Intelligence Group, an American company that tracks online activity of white supremacist and jihadist organisations, said the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Bangladesh has repeatedly denied the presence of the Middle Eastern terror group in the country. However, the ISIS and al-Qaeda in Indian Peninsula have claimed responsibility for some of the attacks.
An official, requesting anonymity, told the paper that the bomb was similar to the Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) recovered at the capital's Paltan and Khamarbari on July 24.
"We suspect that the same group who planted the IED's at Paltan and Khamarbari are behind this attack. But investigation could prove that," the officer said.
On May 26, two people, including a woman police officer, were injured after a bomb went off near a police pickup in the Malibagh intersection.
On April 29, two traffic police constables and a community traffic policeman were injured in a blast in Gulistan.
Investigators had found that CCTV cameras near Paltan, Khamarbari, Gulistan, and Malibagh spots had been damaged days before the bombs went off.
According to the Army, a number of abandoned boats had been discovered in the Sir Creek area, raising suspicion about the possibility of armed militants having been used them to enter Indian territory.
Lieutenant General Satinder Kumar Saini, GoC-in-C of the Army's Southern Command, told media on the sidelines of an event in Pune on Monday that adequate measures are being taken in Sir Creek to avert security threats.
"We have got many inputs that there might be a terrorist attack in the southern part of India and peninsular India. Some boats have been recovered in the area of Sir Creek. We have undertaken capacity building and capability development in the area of Sir Creek keeping in mind the enhanced threat perception. We are taking precautions to ensure that any of the designs of the inimical elements or terrorists are stalled," said Saini.
The Navy, too, had issued a security alert along the western coast in August following intelligence inputs about the possibility of militants entering the country using the Sir Creek route. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh had said in Pune, citing intelligence sources, that Pakistan-based terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed is training militants to carry out underwater attacks on India.
"We have received intelligence that the underwater wing of Jaish-e-Mohammad is being trained for attacks. We are keeping track of it and can give an assurance that we are fully alert to foil any such design," Admiral Singh had said.
Following the Indian Navy's security alert, Adani Ports had issued an advisory upon its shipping agents and stakeholders to inform their vessels and also to report any suspicious activity in the sea to marine control station and port operation centre immediately.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to commission them in Mumbai on September 28.
"With these three events, the Indian Navy's combat potential and reach will increase manifold. The Indian Navy through its mission-based deployments, enhanced footprint and foreign cooperation endeavours is already the first responder and net security provider in the Indian Ocean region and beyond. This is in line with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of SAGAR (security and growth for all in the region), said Vice Admiral Kumar, here on Tuesday.
The INS Khanderi is the second Scorpene-class attack submarine to be commissioned into the Indian Navy. The conventional diesel-electric submarine has been manufactured by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders in Mumbai under the Indian Navy's P-75 programme under which six similar submarines will be manufactured.
The P-17 Alpha Shivalik-class frigate, a stealth warship, has been built under the P-17 programme. Under the project, seven ships will be built by the Mazgaon Dock Limited and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers. It's a follow-up of the first frigate built by the Mazgaon Dock Limited in the 1970s.
The aircraft carrier drydock, which will also be commissioned on September 28, will be the largest drydock of the Indian Navy. It will be capable of even dry-docking INS Vikramaditya, the modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier.
According to Navy officials, cost of the Scorpene-class submarine P-75 project stands at Rs 25,000 crore and the cost of the seven stealth warships, being developed under P- 17, is over Rs 48,000 crore. The aircraft carrier drydock has been developed at a cost of Rs 1,320 crore.
"We expect to stick to the timeline in delivering the remaining four ships under the P-75 programme. Given the complex nature of any ship-construction project, delays are acceptable," said Vice Admiral Kumar.
"The Kurds are fighting for their land, just so you understand. They're fighting for their land. As somebody wrote in a very, very powerful article today, they didn't help us in the Second World War. They didn't help us with Normandy, as an example. They mentioned the names of different battles. They weren't there. But they're there to help us with their land, and that's a different thing," Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday.
Turkey has launched a broad assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northeastern Syria, with intensive bombardment paving the way for a ground offensive.
The operation was possible after the White House announced late Sunday that Turkey would soon carry out a military operation in northern Syria and that US troops will no longer be in the immediate area .
Trump said the US has spent tremendous amount of money on helping the Kurds in terms of ammunition, weapons and pay.
"With all of that being said, we like the Kurds. Now, you have different factions in there. Again, you have PKK. That's a different faction, and they worked with us. It's a rough group, but they worked with us, he said.
But we've spent a tremendous--and they're fighting for their land. So, when you say they're fighting with us, yes, but they're fighting for the land, Trump said.
Reiterating that it is time to bring US soldiers back home, Trump said that there are no American troops in the area where Turks have started invading Northern Syria.
We've been talking to Turkey for three years. They been wanting to do this for many years, as you know. They been fighting each other for centuries. They been fighting each other for hundreds of years. This has been going on, he said.
Trump said the US was forced into this battle and its presence in the area was supposed to be for a 30-day period.
"But it has been there for many years. It's time to get speaking to both sides, we've told President Erdogan how we feel, but we are speaking to both sides and we are seeing what can be made out of a situation, he said.
Asserting that the US is getting out of the endless wars, Trump said that his administration has to do it.
"Eventually, somebody was going to have to make the decision, Trump said, adding that he is getting a lot of praise for the decision.
Addressing members of both Houses of Parliament on Constitution Day, he said that while November 26 is a happy occasion as India celebrates Constitution Day, it is also a reminder of the Mumbai terror attacks of November 26, 2008.
"I pay tributes to those killed in the Mumbai terror attacks," he said.
At least 166 people, including foreigners, were killed when 10 Pakistani terrorists of the LeT attacked five major sites in Mumbai, in the worst-ever terror attack in India.
London: Struggling to recover from the trauma of last Friday’s killings by a convicted terrorist who had been released from prison this city will seek to build new defences to ward off such incidents in future. The lessons learnt from the bloody rampage that ended with its perpetrator, Usman Khan being shot dead by police on the London Bridge, is expected to come in handy in chalking out a future counter-terrorism strategy.
In fact, police’s response on Friday was helped by the security improvements made after the terrorist attacks on London Bridge and Westminster Bridge in 2017. Protective barriers between the pavements and the road on London Bridge had been installed to stop vehicles ramming into pedestrians. This allowed police officers to deal with Khan without the fear of being hit by accomplices driving in the area.
Such precautions are important but now much more needs to be done in the light of the fresh attack which was different from others in the sense that Khan was a convicted terrorist who, before and after his release from prison in 2018, had taken courses to “desist” and “disengage” from radical ideologies. But the two people he killed were advocates of such programs. In fact, all three were attending a conference on prisoner rehabilitation.
Significantly, the attack came in the midst of a crucial election campaign that may decide Britain’s future as far as its relationship with the European Union (EU) is concerned. But many people, who had been fixated on Brexit so far, are now taking a break from it to ponder if such rehabilitation programs actually change extremist offenders.
Following the stabbings and the subsequent shooting of Khan by the police, the Justice Ministry has launched an urgent review of conditions for releasing people sentenced for terror offences. According to reports Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to introduce a mandatory minimum 14-year sentence for such crimes. Khan had served only six years of an 18-year sentence for an amateurish plot to bomb the London Stock Exchange. He apparently feigned to have turned his back on radical Islam.
At the other end of the terrorism, debate are people like Pen Mendonça, an independent graphic facilitator and an associate lecturer at the London College of Communication who was present at the Fishmongers’ Hall where the attack took place. Writing in a prominent newspaper in the wake the attack he sought to highlight issues like poverty, inequality and exclusion as they bred crime. He referred to conversations among people who “ understand that extremism thrives where communities are struggling and that people are targeted because they are vulnerable and isolated.”
Mendonça opines that for tackling terrorism and hateful extremism Britain needs secure, long-term funding for things like social care, youth work, probation, diversion schemes and mental health services. “It strikes me that the risk of not doing the kind of work that brings us together to learn, and to influence change, dramatically outweighs the risks associated with undertaking it,” he concludes. May be has a point.
(DISCLAIMER: This is an opinion piece. The views expressed are author’s own and have nothing to do with OTV’s charter or views. OTV does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same)
A large group of jihadists attacked simultaneously the military detachment and civilians in Arbinda, province of Soum, the army said in a statement.
The violence lasted for several hours, according to the military statement.
Army said seven soldiers and 80 militants were killed as the army repelled Tuesday's attack.
President Kabore declared two days of national mourning in the landlocked West African country.
Earlier this month, at least 14 people were killed after gunmen opened fire inside a church in eastern Burkina Faso. Jihadist attacks have increased in Burkina Faso since 2015.
A number of Islamic extremist groups are known to operate in Burkina Faso, and jihadist attacks are frequent in the area.
(IANS)
Lt General KJS Dhillon, 15 Corps Commander, and IG Kashmir Vijay Kumar provided this information at a press conference, here.
The Corps commander said on Saturday morning, a joint operation was launched at Hari Pari Gam in Awantipora. Three soldiers received injuries in the initial encounter. They are being treated at the Army's 92 Base Hospital here.
In the final assault in afternoon, three militants -- Yasir, and Burhan and Musa (his associates) were killed. While Musa and Yasir were Pakistani terrorists, Burhan is said to be a local militant.
A large quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered from them.
Lt General Dhillon said Yasir was part of a Jaish-e-Muhammad module that was planning to carry out a big IED strike on the Republic Day. "There were inputs that the module could carry out some big attacks on the R-Day," Lt Gen Dhillon said.
Security forces were getting inputs on this Jaish module's movement for the past four days. Saifullah, one militants of this module, was killed in an encounter in Tral on Wednesday.
The module was in touch with five Jaish men, arrested here earlier this month, for a grenade attack.
Lt General Dhillon said Yasir had a supervisory role in the February 14 Pulwama terror attack. "He was an IED expert and would co-ordinate with militants from across the border," he Dhillon said.
According to the police records, Yasir had a history of terror activities since 2016 and was operating as the JeM commander in the area. Several cases of terror activities and civilian atrocities were registered against him.
With the elimination of this JeM module, the entire Jaish leadership has been wiped out from Kashmir.
The IG Police said of the 125 militants, active in south Kashmir, majority of them were locals. "In 2020, many operations were carried out in south Kashmir and several militants have been eliminated," the IG Kashmir said.
Incriminating materials, including arms and ammunition, recovered from the encounter site had been taken into case records to probe their complicity in other terror activities, a release said.
(IANS)
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation around midnight in the Reban area of Sopore town following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.
He said the search operation turned into an encounter around 4 am when the hiding militants opened fire at the security forces.
The security forces retaliated and in the ensuing gunfight, three militants were killed, the official said.
He said arms and ammunition have been recovered from the site of the encounter.
Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said one of the slain militants was a Pakistani national involved in an attack on security forces at Sopore in which one CRPF Jawan and a civilian were killed.
"One Pakistani LeT militant Usman killed in the encounter. He was involved in recent terror attack at Sopore in which one CRPF jawan was martyred and one civilian was killed. Big success for police and security forces," the Kashmir Zone Police's Twitter handle quoted him as saying.
(PTI)
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According to the details, a joint patrol party of the police and the CRPF was targetted by the terrorists who were hiding in an orchard in the Kreeri area of Baramulla.
Director-General of Police Dilbag Singh told IANS that terrorists fired from the orchards, taking advantage of the thick foliage.
Additional forces have reached the spot and the area has been cordoned off.
An operation has been started to nab the attackers.
(IANS)
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