Civilian killed, 5 soldiers injured in terror attack on Army vehicle in J&K

A civilian was killed, and five soldiers were injured after an Army vehicle was attacked by terrorists near Botpathri in Gulmarg, officials said. The vehicle belonged to the 18 Rashtriya Rifles (RR).
The vehicle was en route from Botpathri, which is 5 kilometers from the Line of Control (LOC), when the terrorists launched an attack. A civilian who worked as a porter was killed in the attack.
The terrorists are believed to be a part of Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT), specialised units that have previously carried out various cross-border attacks.
The terrorists carried out an ambush on the Army vehicle when the vehicle reached the remote Botpathri area.
The security forces have launched counter operations in response to the terror attack.
Recently there has been an increase in attacks on non-local labourers in Kashmir, with the latest attack occurring on Thursday morning.
Terrorists shot at and injured a labourer from Uttar Pradesh in the Tral area of Pulwama district today.
Six non-local labourers and a local doctor were killed in a terror attack on a construction site in Ganderbal district on Sunday, while a labourer from Bihar was shot dead by terrorists in Shopian district on October 18.