Two policemen were killed on Tuesday after militants opened fire at a Srinagar hospital that allowed a suspected Pakistani militant to escape, police said. Naveed Jatt and five other detainees were being brought to Srinagar’s government-run Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital when one of the prisoners “snatched weapons from police and fired at the protection party”, Srinagar SSP Imtiaz Ismail Parray said.
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Jatt, also known as Abu Hanzulla, was arrested a few months ago in Shopian, news agency ANI said.
“One policeman died in firing near Srinagar hospital, Pakistani militant being taken for treatment escaped during attack,” police told PTI.