On the midnight of the second and third of October 2016, militants attacked a camp of the

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's 46

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in the Baramulla district of

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. The attack was said to have begun at 10:30 PM local time, with at least one officer of the Indian

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(BSF) killed and a number injured. Two militants were also reportedly killed. The attack came within weeks after militants attacked an Indian Army installation in Baramulla district's Uri area. According to

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, the attackers were Handeef alias Hilal, 23, and Ali, 22,

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i nationals belonging to

Masood Azhar Mohammad Masood Azhar Alvi is a radical Islamist and terrorist, being the founder and leader of the Pakistan-based terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed, active mainly in the Pakistani-administered portion of the Kashmir region. His actions a ...

's Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant organization . On 6 October, the Indian army exchanged fire with militants Kupwara district, and 3 militants were killed.

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