Pulwama Attack LIVE: Thirty CRPF jawans have been killed in a suicide attack on their convoy in Awantipora town of Pulwama district, the worst terror strike in 20 years. Sources say Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist Adil Ahmad Alias Waqas, a resident of Pulwama, rammed an SUV laden with explosives into a 55-seater CRPF bus in the convoy. According to a statement by JeM, the car contained 350 kg of explosives.
The last time such a car bomb attack unfolded was in 2001 when the J&K secretariat was attacked, claiming 38 lives. In a chilling video released minutes after the attack, Waqas confesses to carrying out the strike, saying he would be in heaven by the time people of Kashmir see the clip. He goes on to boast about other attacks carried out by the Jaish against India — 2001 Parliament attack, Uri attack and Pathankot attack.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti condemned the killing.”Terrible news coming from the valley. A number of CRPF soldiers are reported to have been killed & injured in an IED blast. I condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms. My prayers for the injured & condolences to the families of the bereaved,” Abdullah tweeted.
The vehicle was blown up on the Srinagar-Jammu highway in the district’s Awantipora area.
“Disturbing news coming in from #awantipura . Twelve of our security personnel have been martyred and several have been injured. No words are enough to condemn the gruesome terror attack. How many more lives will be snuffed out before this madness ends?” Mehbooba tweeted.
Several other mainstream politicians took to social media to condemn the attack.
“Very sad news coming from Lethpora , any form of killing must be condemned by one and all,” People’s Conference leader Imran Ansari said.
The Jaish-e-Mohammed has claimed responsibility for the incident, officials said.
The casualties are likely to go up.
Several people were injured in the terror attack, which reduced the bus to a mangled heap of iron.
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