New Delhi:
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has severely condemned the terrorist attack at the army base camp in Uri, South Kashmir that unfolded in the early hours of the day. The Prime Minister tweeted that those behind the gruesome attack shall not be spared and be given a befitting reply.
The PM hailed the supreme sacrifices made by the brave soldiers of the Indian army who were killed during the terrorist encounter. He said that the entire nation shall always remember the martyrs and be grateful for their supreme sacrifices made in defending the sovereign and territorial integrity of our nation .
Modi tweeted that has been apprised of the situation by both the Home and Defence Minister. The PM also said that the Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar shall go down to Kashmir to take stock of the situation on ground.
The Indian government has strongly condemned the brutal terror attack on an army base at Uri which has inflicted heavy casualties on the Indian Army. As per reports released by the army earlier in the day, 17 soldiers of the army were killed while 20 got injured in an encounter where four terrorists stormed into a military base in Uri at around 0400 hours.
Immediately after the militants entered the camp, explosions and exchange of heavy fire were heard from inside, official sources said. All the four terrorists have been nuetralized by the army.
This attack comes at a time when the Kashmir Valley has been brimming with unrest for more than two months ever since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani on July 8 in which nearly 80 people have lost their lives so far.
We strongly condemn the cowardly terror attack in Uri. I assure the nation that those behind this despicable attack will not go unpunished.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 18, 2016
Have spoken to HM & RM on the situation. RM will go to J&K himself to take stock of the situation.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 18, 2016
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