Pulwama car blast: 2 wounded soldiers die

Pulwama car blast: 2 wounded soldiers die

Two of the around 10 Army personnel injured in a car blast in Pulwama succumbed to their injuries in a Srinagar hospital on June 18.

“Two soldiers, brought to the hospital with severe contusions and concussions, have succumbed to their injuries, while undergoing treatment in the Army’s 92 Base Hospital. We deeply mourn the demise of our bravehearts,” said a Srinagar-based Army spokesman.

Militants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) fitted in a vehicle at Pulwama’s Arihal around 6 p.m. on June 17 when an Army patrol was moving in the area. Around 10 soldiers were injured.

The blast also damaged the Army vehicle severely.