JAMMU, June 8, 2024 (TBINN)
Nine people including three women were killed and 33 injured as a bus carrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh and Delhi plunged into a deep gorge after an ambush by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi District today Evening, police said, as political leaders cutting across party lines strongly condemned the dastardly attack.
Terrorists opened fire at the bus when it was en route Shiv Khori Temple to Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine at Katra near Teryath Village in Poni Area. The bus, a 53-seater, veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge following the gun-fire at around 6:15 P.M.
“An unfortunate incident occurred and as per the initial reports, the terrorists had laid an ambush and opened fire on the bus which had left Shiv Khori for Katra. The driver lost balance and the vehicle fell into the gorge,” Senior Superintendent of Police, Reasi, Mohita Sharma told reporters at the scene.
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