(Reuters) -Four soldiers were killed in firing at a military base in the Indian border state of Punjab early on Wednesday, the army said, and a search for the shooters was in progress.
Following are the major attacks on Indian military bases in the last few years:
Aug.
2022 – Militants attack an Indian army post in Rajouri in the disputed Kashmir region, killing three soldiers, while two attackers died in the shootout.
Feb. 2019 – A suicide bomber rammed a car into a bus carrying Indian paramilitary police in Pulwama in Kashmir, killing 44 of them in the deadliest attack in decades on security forces in the region.
Nov.
2016 – Militants attacked an army base at Nagrota near Jammu city, killing seven security personnel and taking hostages in the military base.
Oct. 2016 – At least six militants attacked an Indian army camp in Baramulla in Kashmir, killing one border guard.
Sept.
2016 – Four gunmen burst into a brigade headquarters in the town of Uri in Kashmir, killing 18 Indian soldiers.
Jan. 2016 – Indian security forces killed six militants who launched an assault on a military air base in Pathankot in Punjab that killed seven security personnel and injured 22.
(Compiled by Tanvi Mehta; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)
