#REASI: An NIA team today reached Reasi district and is coordinating with local police probing into the terror attack on a passenger bus on Sunday evening that left 10 people dead and several injured.
The security forces have also launched a massive cordon and search operation to track down the terrorists responsible for the attack. Terrorists opened fire at the 53 seater bus, on its way from the Shiv Khori temple to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra, causing it to veer off the road and fall into a deep gorge near the Teryath village of the Poni area in Reasi district on Sunday. The bus was ferrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi.
Ten people, including a two year old boy from Rajasthan and a 14 year old from Uttar Pradesh, died in the attack. 41 people aged between three and 50 were injured in the ambush. Of them, 10 suffered gunshot injuries. As per eyewitnesses, two terrorists were there as of now.
A combing operation is underway in the area. Five teams have been formed to conduct the search operation in the area and the dense forest in and around the incident spot. Army and State Disaster Response Force are also present at the site. Drones are also being used to search the forest area.
