Shopian: Police officer killed in grenade attack

Srinagar: A police officer was killed and three of his junior colleagues were injured when suspected militants fired a rifle grenade at a police camp in a south Kashmir village on Tuesday, an official said.

Guerrillas fired one grenade at the camp of the Special Operation Group (SOG) of police at Imam Sahib village in south Kashmir Shopian district, around 60 km from here. The SOG is a specially trained anti-terrorist unit of the Jammu and Kashmir police.

The grenade landed just inside the security camp injuring four policemen. The injured were taken to a hospital where one assistant sub inspector succumbed to his injuries.

The three wounded constables are in the hospital where their condition was stated to be stable.