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Majid Jahangir

Tribune News Service

Srinagar, July 8

At least three Army men were injured in the wee hours of Saturday in a militant ambush in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.The ambush took place at a time when the entire Kashmir was on a high alert on the death anniversary of militant commander Burhan Wani.The ambush was carried out at Hajin, some 32 km from Srinagar, around 3 am when the Army jawans were going for patrolling in the area.Three Army men, including a Captain-rank officer got injured in the ambush. All of them are stable.Sources said that the militants took advantage of the darkness and congested the locality and fled from the spot.Soon after the shooting, the area was cordoned and searches were being carried to trace the militants involved in the attack.