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Punjab Anti-terror operation: 4 cops martyred, 4 militants killed

According to latest reports, a total of four militants were gunned down and four cops martyred following a 12-hour long gun battle involved in the terror attack at Dinanagar in Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

Based on most recent information coming from media sources;

About 5.30 am, the four armed terrorists, putting on army Clothing, attempted to take hold of a tempo on a main highway near the bus stand in Dinanagar.

The tempo driver was able to escape, said sources.

A roadside food stall owner was said to be killed in the shooting.

The terrorists after that opened up fire on a bus going in the direction of the state capital of Chandigarh; six passengers were seriously injured.

The terrorists shot next at a white Maruti 800; the driver was seriously injured; the attackers left in his vehicle

They halted at the police station in Dinanagar and then opened shoot. Two police officers were killed.

While in the exchange of fire with security forces, three patients at a hospital adjacent were shot, as outlined by sources.