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Mosque attack: 2 die in hospital

By Our Staff Reporter

JAMMU, JAN. 10. Desperate attempts to disturb peace in Jammu is giving sleepless nights to the State police who are carrying out search operations in civilian areas and city hotels for nabbing possible terrorists. In the last 15 days there have been three attacks on civilian installations and there are reports from security agencies about the presence of terrorists looking for more opportunities to continue their attacks.

Abdul Rashid Khan and Mohd Shaffi, both State Government employees injured in Friday's mosque attack succumbed to their injuries at the Medical College hospital today.

The attack on the mosque was the third in a civilian area during the last 10 days. On December 29, a grenade was lobbed at General Bus Stand, Jammu, causing minor injuries to three persons. Three days later, two fidayeen struck at the railway station, killing five security personnel and injuring 14 others.

``Only four days back we carried out search operations to nab the terroristswho carried out a reconnaissance of the Raghunath temple which has already been attacked twice. But they managed to give the slip,'' a police official said

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