ISLAMABAD – Militant attack on a highly-fortified army camp at Hajin inBandipora district on late Tuesday evening. Police said militants openedheavy fire on the camp of 13 Rashtirya Riffles, which was retaliatedforcing the ultras to take a hasty retreat.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Bandipora, Sheikh Zulfikar Azad told DNAthat militant opened fire on the army camp and later fled from the scene.“They fired at the army camp of 13 RR and escaped from the spot”, he said.

Sources said a group of militants attacked the army camp from two sides butsecurity forces immediately swung into action and retaliated forcing thegunmen to flee from the scene.

“Stand off attack by militants on Hajin army camp. Own troops retaliated”,said Colonel Rajesh Kalia, defence spokesman at Srinagar.

Security forces have rushed in reinforcements and combing operation hasbeen launched in the area. “Standoff firing by militants on security forcesat Hajin. Retaliated by the security forces. Combing of the area is goingon”, tweeted Kashmir Zone Police.

This was the third such attack of the day in Kashmir. Earlier in the day,militants detonated a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in applerich town of Sopore damaging a security force vehicle.

“IED blast in Sopore at Yemberzal wari. Security forces’ vehicle suffereddamages. No loss of life or property reported”, said Kashmir Zone Police

Later in the evening, the militants appeared in Hawal area of Srinagar andfired at the sentry guarding a Sufi Shrine with an intention to lootweapons. However, the alert sentry immediately fired back forcing themilitants to flee from the spot.