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Suspected militants have shot dead two constables of the Jammu and Kashmir Police in a broad daylight at Hari Singh High Street in uptown here on Saturday, raising tension among the authorities ahead of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit.
Senior Superintendent of Police Srinagar Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari told The Hindu that one or two suspected militants fired pistol shots on constables Mohammad Maqbool and Nazir Ahmed when they were on duty at the crowded business centre of Hari Singh High Street at 2.20 p.m.
One constable died on the spot and another succumbed to gunshot wounds at a hospital. Both were targeted and shot in point blank range.
A young women, Ishrat, daughter of Ghulam Rasool Magray of Ganderbal sustained gunshot wounds in her arm. Doctors described her as "out of danger".
Saturday's shootout, which took place just three days ahead of the Prime Minister's visit to the State, has raised tension in the security circles.
Though no militant outfit had immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, the Hizbul Mujahideen's role in the attack is suspected.
Two policemen killed in militant attack in Srinagar - The Hindu
Senior Superintendent of Police Srinagar Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari told The Hindu that one or two suspected militants fired pistol shots on constables Mohammad Maqbool and Nazir Ahmed when they were on duty at the crowded business centre of Hari Singh High Street at 2.20 p.m.
One constable died on the spot and another succumbed to gunshot wounds at a hospital. Both were targeted and shot in point blank range.
A young women, Ishrat, daughter of Ghulam Rasool Magray of Ganderbal sustained gunshot wounds in her arm. Doctors described her as "out of danger".
Saturday's shootout, which took place just three days ahead of the Prime Minister's visit to the State, has raised tension in the security circles.
Though no militant outfit had immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, the Hizbul Mujahideen's role in the attack is suspected.
Two policemen killed in militant attack in Srinagar - The Hindu