SRINAGAR: Security forces conducted raids at several places in south Kashmir and detained several suspects in connection with Thursday afternoon fidayeen attack in which 44 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and several others were injured.
The militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has claimed responsibility for the attack which was carried out by a local ultra after he rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into one of the vehicle of CRPF convoy from Jammu to Srinagar.
This was the deadliest attack by militants since the eruption of militancy in early 90s in the Kashmir valley.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is also scheduled to visit Kashmir today.
A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) will inspect the area of the attack which has been sealed by the security forces though traffic on one tube of the highway was plying normally.
Official sources said on Friday that immediately after the attack, security forces and state police personnel conducted raids at several places in south Kashmir, particularly in Pulwama. They said several suspects were taken into custody for questioning.
Such raids continued throughout the night, the sources said, adding the exact number of those detained was not immediately clear.
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