One more soldier is critical while the remaining three are said to be stable
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An Indian Air Force (IAF) soldier died while four others were injured after terrorists on Saturday ambushed an IAF convoy in the frontier district of J&K’s Poonch.
One more soldier is critical and undergoing treatment while the remaining three are stable, said officials from the security establishment.
Reinforcement was rushed to the area and counter-terror operations are underway. The firing incident was reported from Sanai village of Surankote. Some bullet shots were fired on the vehicles in high altitude area Sanai top connecting Gursai area in Mendhar sub division of Poonch district. At least a dozen bullet holes were seen on the windscreen of the vehicle that came under fire. There was no immediate report of any casualty. More details are awaited.
This is the first major attack on the armed forces this year in the region which witnessed a series of terror attacks on the army last year. The local Rashtriya Rifles unit has started cordon and search operations in the area.