austraveller2018-01-06 06:47:24

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/3-cops-killed-in-ied-blast-set-off-by-terrorists-in-jk/articleshow/62390047.cms

4 cops killed in IED blast set off by terrorists in J&K

NEW DELHI: Four policemen were killed and one was seriously injured in an IED blast set off by terrorists in Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district today. 

Three of the four policemen were identified as ASI Irshad of Doda, M Amin of Kupwara, Ghulam Rasool od Sopore and Ghulam Nabi, also of Sopore, police said. 

Militants had planted the IED near a shop in a lane between the 'Chotta Bazaar' and 'Bada Bazaar' in Sopore in Baramulla district, the official said. The policemen were patrolling the area in view of a separatist-sponsored strike there, said PTI. The policemen were from the 3rd Battalion of Indian Reserve Police