Army Says Uri Attackers Were Jaish Terrorists

New Delhi: The Army on Sunday said the four terrorists killed after they slaughtered 17 soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir were foreigners and belonged to Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed outfit.
The Director General Military Operations (DGMO), Lt. Gen. Ranbir Singh, told reporters here the army had recovered some articles with “Pakistan markings” from the slain terrorists.

“They were all foreigners and belonged to the Jaish-e-Mohammed,” Gen Ranbir Singh said.
Jaish-e-Mohammed was also blamed for the January attack on an Indian Air Force base in Pathankot.
The DGMO said he spoke to his Pakistani counterpart and expressed concern over the Uri attack, one of the deadliest in Jammu and Kashmir in nearly three decades of insurgency.

They were all foreigners and belonged to the Jaish-e-Mohammed,” Gen Ranbir Singh said.

Ranbir Singh said four AK-47 rifles and four under barrel grenade launchers and some other ammunition was recovered after the early morning attack.
He said 14 of the 17 deaths occurred due to a fire after militants hurled grenades at temporary structures.
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Uri attack could create ‘war-like’ situation: Mehbooba

Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said that the killing of 17 soldiers by terrorists was aimed at creating a war-like situation between India and Pakistan.

“The attack was aimed at triggering fresh violence in Kashmir and creating a war-like situation in the region,” Mufti said in a statement on her Facebook page.
She said those responsible for sponsoring and aiding violence must understand the futility of their exercise as it would yield nothing but misery for the people.

The attack was aimed at triggering fresh violence in Kashmir and creating a war-like situation in the region, said Jammu and Kashmir CM

The Chief Minister condemned the sneak attack on an army camp in Uri in which over two dozen soldiers were also injured.
“The heightened tension in the wake of the Uri attack is set to further vitiate the atmosphere in and around Jammu and Kashmir amid increasing India-Pakistan hostility,” she warned.

The Chief Minister paid rich tributes to the martyred soldiers and expressed condolences with the bereaved families.
“Jammu and Kashmir has always been the worst victim of India-Pakistan hostility and its people have been paying a colossal price for the same for the past over six decades,” she said.

Source: IANS