Attack on Indian army base in occupied Kashmir, as it happened

Published September 18, 2016
An Indian army soldier takes up a position near the site of a gunbattle between Indian army soldiers and suspected militants inside an army brigade headquarters near the border with Pakistan, known as the Line of Control (LoC), in Uri. — AFP
An Indian army soldier takes up a position near the site of a gunbattle between Indian army soldiers and suspected militants inside an army brigade headquarters near the border with Pakistan, known as the Line of Control (LoC), in Uri. — AFP
An Indian army helicopter flies over the site of a gunbattle between Indian army soldiers and suspected militants inside an army brigade headquarters near the border with Pakistan. — AFP
An Indian army helicopter flies over the site of a gunbattle between Indian army soldiers and suspected militants inside an army brigade headquarters near the border with Pakistan. — AFP
An Indian army soldier takes up a position near the site of a gunbattle between Indian army soldiers and suspected militants inside an army brigade headquarters near the border with Pakistan. — AFP
An Indian army soldier takes up a position near the site of a gunbattle between Indian army soldiers and suspected militants inside an army brigade headquarters near the border with Pakistan. — AFP
Kashmiri villagers watch through the window of a house near an Indian army brigade headquarters during a  gunbattle there between Indian army soldiers and suspected militants near the border with Pakistan. — AFP
Kashmiri villagers watch through the window of a house near an Indian army brigade headquarters during a gunbattle there between Indian army soldiers and suspected militants near the border with Pakistan. — AFP
An Indian army soldier runs through an army brigade headquarters during a gunbattle.— AFP
An Indian army soldier runs through an army brigade headquarters during a gunbattle.— AFP
An Indian army soldier guards outside the army base which was attacked by suspected militants in the town of Uri, west of Srinagar, India-held Kashmir. — AP
An Indian army soldier guards outside the army base which was attacked by suspected militants in the town of Uri, west of Srinagar, India-held Kashmir. — AP
Indian army soldiers arrive at the army base which was attacked by suspected militants in the town of Uri, west of Srinagar. — AP
Indian army soldiers arrive at the army base which was attacked by suspected militants in the town of Uri, west of Srinagar. — AP
An Indian army soldier guards the army base which was attacked by suspected rebels in the town of Uri, India-held Kashmir. — AP
An Indian army soldier guards the army base which was attacked by suspected rebels in the town of Uri, India-held Kashmir. — AP
An Indian army helicopter flies above the army base which was attacked. — AP
An Indian army helicopter flies above the army base which was attacked. — AP
Kashmiri civilians gather outside the army base which was attacked by suspected militants in the town of Uri. — AP
Kashmiri civilians gather outside the army base which was attacked by suspected militants in the town of Uri. — AP
Activists of Jammu and Kashmir Dogra front shout slogans and burn Pakistani flag in Jammu, India-held Kashmir. — AP
Activists of Jammu and Kashmir Dogra front shout slogans and burn Pakistani flag in Jammu, India-held Kashmir. — AP

SRINAGAR: Heavily-armed suspected militants killed 17 Indian soldiers in a pre-dawn raid Sunday on an army base in India-held Kashmir (IHK), the worst such attack for years in the disputed Himalayan region.

The 'militants' first attacked a frontline base close to the Line of Control (LoC) before moving onto the brigade headquarters at Uri, army spokesman Colonel S.D. Goswami said.

They were armed with grenades and automatic rifles, an army official said on condition of anonymity.

Residents of Uri town saw smoke billowing from the nearby army base after dawn and heard continuous rounds of heavy gunfire, while army helicopters circled overhead.

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