NEW DELHI, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 17 soldiers have been killed and more than 30 others injured in a major terror attack at an Army base in Indian-controlled Kashmir Sunday. All the four terrorists involved in the attack were also killed.
This is the highest casualty that the Indian Army has suffered in a single terror attack in the past 26 years and worse than the militant strike at the Pathankot air base in the neighboring state of Punjab in January, in which seven Army men lost their lives.
The attack took place early this morning when four terrorists, suspected to have sneaked into this country from across the border Saturday evening, entered the Indian Army's administrative base in the northern state's Uri sector, which is near the Line of Control.
"In the counter action, four terrorists have been eliminated and combing operations are in progress. We salute the sacrifice of 17 soldiers who were martyred in the operation," the Indian Army said in a statement.
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