Three jawans killed as militants fire on Army convoy in Assam

 Guwahati, November 19

Three soldiers were killed while another was injured after suspected militants fired at an Army convoy in Assam's Tinsukia district on Saturday. "Three soldiers were killed and another was injured in the explosion," a Defence spokesperson said. The incident took place at around 5.30 am in the Pengeri area, Defence public relations officer Lt Col Suneet Newton said.

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"They (the militants) had planted an improvised explosive device (IED) on the road. When the IED exploded, the convoy stopped. Then the militants fired indiscriminately," Newton said, adding that although the forces retaliated, four soldiers were injured of which one succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. Locals said the militants fired upon the vehicle from both sides of the road, which is a forest area. On Wednesday, militants attacked a van of the Pengeri tea estate killing one person and injuring two others. —Agencies