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Suspected terrorists wearing Army uniforms opened fire at a bus and attacked a police station in Gurdaspur district early on Monday killing at least five persons.
The assailants came in a car and they first opened fire at a moving bus which was coming to Punjab side from Jammu and Kashmir on the Amaritsar-Pathankot highway. Four passengers were injured in it, who have been hospitalised, SSP Gurdaspur Gurpreet Singh said.
The attackers, who were wearing Army uniform, then entered the Dinanagar Police Station and also opened fire at the police personnel. Three persons were injured there including Dinanagar SHO Mukhtiar Singh, he said.
The two sides are locked in an heavy exchange of fire, several hours after the incident, he added.
The gunmen are heavily armed and are carrying automatic weapons with them, said TV reports quoting sources. So far, no group has taken responsibility of the attack. Police has increased the security and the area has been cordon off.
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Suspected terrorists wearing Army uniforms opened fire at a bus and attacked a police station in Gurdaspur district early on Monday killing at least five persons.
The assailants came in a car and they first opened fire at a moving bus which was coming to Punjab side from Jammu and Kashmir on the Amaritsar-Pathankot highway. Four passengers were injured in it, who have been hospitalised, SSP Gurdaspur Gurpreet Singh said.
The attackers, who were wearing Army uniform, then entered the Dinanagar Police Station and also opened fire at the police personnel. Three persons were injured there including Dinanagar SHO Mukhtiar Singh, he said.
The two sides are locked in an heavy exchange of fire, several hours after the incident, he added.
The gunmen are heavily armed and are carrying automatic weapons with them, said TV reports quoting sources. So far, no group has taken responsibility of the attack. Police has increased the security and the area has been cordon off.
Live updates : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Terror-attack-in-Punjab/liveblog/48231051.cms
