The major suicidal attack in J&K: World leaders expressed their condolences


        

Jammu-Srinagar Highway – Image Credits Hindustan Times

On Thursday 14th February at Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist crashed an explosive-laden vehicle into the bus carrying CRF personnel. Around 40 CRPF personnel were killed in this attack.  This is one of the worst terror strikes in the state in recent years as far as the officials report.

Somewhat 2500 Central Reserve Police Force personnel were returning home from leave to rejoin duty in the valley. They were traveling in the group of 78 vehicles when they were attacked on the Srinagar-Jammu highway at Latoomode in Awantipora.

According to the police report, the terrorist who was driving the suicide vehicle was Adil Ahmad from Kakapora in Pulwama who joined the JeM in 2018. The terror group has claimed the responsibility for the attack that took place about a few kilometers from Srinagar. Around 20people were injured in the terror attack that reduced the bus to a garbled heap of iron. Body parts were seen scattered around the area. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is observing the condition in Kashmir.

The United States officially labeled Army Mohammed a terrorist organization almost two decades ago.  Washington in 2017 pushed the U.N. Security Council to designate Azhar as a terrorist but it was vetoed by China.

A statement issued on Thursday by India’s Foreign Ministry, they pointed the finger at Pakistan. The leader of Army Mohammed has been given the full freedom by the government of Pakistan to attack in India. A spokesman of Pakistan government highly rejected any implication linking the attack to Pakistan without investigations.

On Thursday, local journalist circulated a video in which a man claimed that he is the attacker. He even mentioned that he joined Mohammed army a year ago and also said that by the time this video will reach everyone he will be in heaven. The Washington Post couldn’t verify the video authenticity.

Kabir Taneja, an expert on national security at the Observer Research Foundation in Delhi, commented that this type of large-scale bomb attack is rare in Kashmir. Here, militants often attack by using firearms but not improvised explosive devices.