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Terror attack in Gurdaspur, India

Here are the latest developments in this story:
  1. Live bombs have been found at a railway track on the Pathankot-Amritsar line, not far from the Dinanagar police station, pointing to a well-planned attack intended to cause maximum damage, the police said.
  2. The terrorists are holed up inside the police station and are exchanging fire with the police.
  3. At about 5.45 this morning, they attacked a Jammu-bound bus at the crowded Dinanagar bus stand and injured several people. One passenger was killed.
  4. The terrorists then hijacked a white Maruti Alto and drove it up to the police station. They opened fire, killing the policeman on guard duty and stormed inside.
  5. Another policeman has been killed and there are fears that the casualties could go up.
  6. Army commandos have reached Dinanagar to reinforce the police, who have cordoned off the area.
  7. Highways have been sanitised and search operations are on for any more live ammunition that might have been planted.
  8. The Union Home Ministry has confirmed that it is a terrorist attack. The Home Secretary will review security with top officials of the ministry.
  9. Dinanagar borders Pathankot which has many key Army establishments.
  10. It is also close to the border.
Terrorists Attack Punjab Police Station; Live Bombs Found on Rail Tracks
 
GURDASPUR, PUNJAB: Three to four terrorists in Army uniform entered India at the Hiranagar border in Jammu early this morning and have attacked a police station in Punjab's Gurdaspur, killing three including two policemen. They are holed up inside the police station and are exchanging fire with the police....

shoot those pigs..
 
lets wait for the identity of those pigs.....where did they come from.....
 
RIP to the civilians . Hope there are no more causality
 
Guess what using this mushy attack by these amateurs 'terrorists' as an excuse, BSF and Army will increase the heat on IB and LOC now.
 
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is this picture confirmed?

Guess what using this mushy attack by these amateurs 'terrorists' as an excuse, BSF and Army will increase the heat on IB and LOC now.
yes timing of the attack is surely interesting, as BSF attacked civilians on this side of the border & Pakistan asked UN observer to investigate, and that task had been carried out in timely manner.......
 
08:45 am Rajnath Singh speaks to Home Secretary and NSA regarding the situation in Gurudaspur. Security forces have been rushed to the spot.

08:42 am The timing of the attack, methodology & location are all eerily similar to attacks in the border belt of Jammu, says former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

08:38 am Home Minister Rajnath Singh speaks with Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.





08:34 am One person reportedly dead and seven injured in the gunfight.

08:33 am Firing underway between police and gunmen

08:32 am Army unit reaches the attack site, Punjab SWAT rushes to spot, NSG team also moved, reports ANI

08:30 am Sources say the gunmen hijacked a car before attacking the police barracks.

08:25 am Senior police officer Dinkar Gupta says the attack occurred early Monday and the attackers are believed to have come from P o K.

08:20 am Five live bombs were recovered from railway track near Gurdaspur.

08:10 am Police reinforcements were rushed to the spot and a counter-offensive by security forces was initiated.

08:00 am The terrorists fired at people near the Dinanagar bus stand and then attacked the Dinanagar police station.

07:55 am Eyewitnesses said that the terrorists, numbering 4-5, were in army uniforms and were carrying automatic weapons.

07:35 am Militants have fired at a bus station and entered police barracks.

07:30 am Gunmen in uniform reportedly fired indiscriminately in Punjab’s Dinanagar town in Gurdaspur district.
 

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