Srinagar | Two National Conference workers have been killed while one got injured on Friday after terrorists riding on a bike opened fire in the Habba Kadal area of Srinagar, confirmed local police.
#JammuAndKashmir : Three civilians critically injured in a terror attack in Srinagar’s Karfalli Mohalla.More details awaited (visuals deferred) pic.twitter.com/xlO5H8BdPt
— ANI (@ANI) October 5, 2018
Identified as Mushtaq Ahmed Wani and Nazir Ahmed, the workers were killed after terrorists fired from a close range in the Karfali Mohalla area of the city. According to reports, the workers who died were the close aides of NC MLA for Habbakadal Constituency Shamima Firdous at Karfali Mohalla.
#UPDATE Two people have been killed, they had some political background, we are ascertaining more details: SSP Srinagar Imtiaz Ismail Parray pic.twitter.com/tJ3XKm1jEE
— ANI (@ANI) October 5, 2018
The attack has just taken place two days prior to the polling for the first phase of elections for urban local bodies in Kashmir. The terror group Hizbul Mujahideen has been suspected to be behind the attack. Meanwhile, the three injured activists of National Conference are shifted to hospital for treatment.
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