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SPO shot dead, jawan injured in militant attack
Our Correspondent

Sopore, September 8
A special police official (SPO) was killed and a Territorial Army (TA) personnel critically injured in a suspected militant attack on the outskirts of Sopore town today.

The SPO Reyaz Ahmed Tantary and TA jawan Tariq Ahmed Mir are residents of Gundbrat Kalan in Sopore.

Reports said gunmen fired on the duo from point blank range around 7 pm. Two bullets hit Reyaz near his left ear and he died on the spot.

Critically injured Tariq was rushed to sub-district hospital in Sopore, from where he was shifted to SKIMS, Srinagar.