Terrorists attack BSF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam, encounter underway

"Terrorists opened fire at a BSF convoy on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway at Malpora in the Qazigund area of Kulgam district,” the officials said. 

New Delhi: After terrorists attacked a Border Security Force (BSF) convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Thursday (August 12), an encounter broke out between terrorists and security personnel, PTI cited officials as saying.  "Terrorists opened fire at a BSF convoy on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway at Malpora in the Qazigund area of Kulgam district,” the news agency quoted an official as saying. According to the officials, the attack took place when the convoy was headed for Srinagar from Jammu.  There have been no reports of any injuries in the attack and the attackers were trapped, police spokesperson said. Further, the spokesperson informed reinforcements have reached the spot and senior officers of the police, CRPF and the Army are also present there.