Three Army personnel injured when unidentified terrorist fired at the security force’s camp in Kokapathar area in Tinsukia district of Assam early on Friday.
Army has launched search operation in the area to arrest the terrorist that fired on Army.
The Army spokesperson stated to PTI, “Around 12.30 am, unidentified terrorists fired at the Kakopathar Company location from a moving vehicle. The troops on duty retaliated immediately and effectively took caution to avoid collateral damage to civilian houses in the vicinity.”
He said that terrorist fled from the scene after carrying speculative firing using automatic weapon.
He also stated that, “No Major injuries were sustained other than minor abrasions to three personnel. The area has been sanitized and joint searches in coordination with the police are being carried out.” The location is near the interstate boundary between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
