Seven dead after cash van looting in Kashmir

    At least seven people have died after a cash van was looted in Kashmir yesterday, 1 May.

    It is believed that at least five policemen and two security guards were killed after suspected terrorists attacked a cash van outside Jammu and Kashmir bank's Kulgam branch.

    Sources claim that the assailants used five self-loading rifles in the attack.

    Police have reported that the attempt to loot the van was unsuccessful and that a search operation to catch the unidentified attackers is underway.

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