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Lashkar commander flees as militants attack Srinagar hospital

A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander managed to flee from police custody after terrorists opened indiscriminate fire inside the Maharaja Hari Singh…

Lashkar commander flees as militants attack Srinagar hospital

(Photo: AFP)

A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander managed to flee from police custody after terrorists opened indiscriminate fire inside the Maharaja Hari Singh hospital in Srinagar killing a policeman, officials said.

As per initial reports, a team of Jammu and Kashmir police had brought a Pakistani prisoner Abu Hanzula alias Naveed Jatt to the hospital for a medical checkup when the attack took place, to help the prisoner flee.

Several rounds were fired by both sides and in the ensuing melee, Hanzula who was arrested a few months ago in Shopian,  managed to flee the spot.

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Two policemen received bullet injuries and one of them succumbed to the injures minutes later while the other is battling for life.

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