Intel sources warn of attack in Jammu and Kashmir by Pak-trained terrorists

Intelligence sources have warned of several attacks in Jammu and Kashmir by terrorists trained by Pakistan.

According to sources, 20 members of the Taliban are being trained by Pakistan's SSG in a location in Jalalabad, Afghanistan to plan attacks in the union territory.

Infiltration is being planned by these terrorist groups. Two groups of unidentified terrorists have been seen concentrated at Pakistan Post and Sardari and another two groups of Jaish-e-Mohammad and unidentified terrorists at Kel and Tejian, opposite Machhal Sector.

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Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists have been concentrated at Pakistan Occupied Kashmir village Nattar and at Pakistan Army post-Badmash Complex.

This comes even as a team of security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district foiled a Pulwama-style attack by intercepting a vehicle carrying improvised explosive device or IED to target security forces earlier on Thursday.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police has said that security agencies had inputs about the possible suicide attack by the militants and by intercepting it timely, a major tragedy has been averted.

Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, the inspector general of police Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar, said, "Security forces stopped the suicide attacker at two checkpoints and fired warning shots but the vehicle kept moving jumped both points but he (attacker) left behind the vehicle late night yesterday at Ayegund area of Rajpora, Pulwama."

Police say the attack was planned on the 17th of the Ramzan month -- the holy Islamic day of Jang-e-Badr, but due to an alert, the plan was foiled.

Intel sources told WION that a group of unidentified terrorists has been planning for an attempt of weapon snatching at Bijhbehara in Anantnag, and are likely to carry out an attack on the Jammu and Kashmir Police in Yaripora, Kulgam and Qazigund.

From the chatter across the LOC, it has also emerged that attempts might be carried out to attempt an suicide attack along the stretch near Pantha Chowk, Srinagar.