Kashmir terror attack LIVE updates: Nearly 30 CRPF personnel killed in Pulwama; JeM claims responsibility

Kashmir terror LIVE UPDATES: Police sources say that the attack was likely carried out by a suicide bomber, who rammed an explosive-laden car into the CRPF bus. The bus was part of an army convoy coming from Jammu to Srinagar.

J-K: Eight CRPF injured in Awantipora IED blast — Kashmir terror attack LIVE UPDATES: The mangled remains of the CRPF vehicle (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

Kashmir terror attack LIVE UPDATES: In a first major militant attack in three years, a massive explosion targeted a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in south Kashmir’s Awantipora area on Thursday afternoon, killing nearly 30 CRPF personnel and wounding several others. Jaish-e-Mohammad has claimed responsibility for the attack and identified the bomber as a local militant.

Police sources say that the attack was likely carried out by a suicide bomber, who rammed an explosive-laden car into the CRPF bus. The bus was part of an army convoy coming from Jammu to Srinagar. “Yes, there has been an attack on the CRPF convoy,” Inspector General CRPF Zulfikar Hassan confirmed to The Indian Express. “We are still ascertaining what has happened”. ALSO READ | CRPF in the Valley, its role and numbers