Militants attack army patrol in Kashmir’s Shopian

An official said the army personnel retaliated, forcing the militants to flee from the spot.

Militants targeted an army patrol in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday, a police official said.

Army soldiers patrol a street near the site of a gunbattle between security forces and suspected militants in Khudwani village of south Kashmir's Kulgam district, on April 11, 2018. (REUTERS)

No casualties were reported.

A patrol party of Army’s 34 Rashtriya Rifles was fired upon by militants in Malikgund area, he said.

The official said the Army personnel retaliated, forcing the militants to flee from the spot.

A search operation is underway, he said.