At least nine people, including a lieutenant colonel of the Indian Army, were killed and four injured in twin terror attacks by a single "fidayeen" (suicide) squad in Kathua and Samba districts of Jammu region on Thursday morning. An unknown outfit Shohada Brigade, suspected to be Lashkar-e-Taiba's shadow or proxy name, has claimed responsibility for the attack.<br />The twin attacks came ahead of the September 29 scheduled meet between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the United States.<br /><br />Police sources said a group of three terrorists barged into the Hiranagar police station of Kathua district, around 60 kilometers from Jammu city, at around 06:45 hours. The gunmen fired at the police station indiscriminately, killing five cops and then fled away towards the highway.<br />On reaching Samba, about 40 kilometers from Jammu city, they entered the Army camp at Mesar, lobbed a grenade and fired indiscriminately.<br /><br />Army has confirmed that it has ended its operation killing all the three terrorists who launched a deadly early-morning attack.<br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit: http://www.newsx.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at: http://www.facebook.com/newsxonline<br />Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive
