SOPs followed, says CRPF
*The convoy from Jammu has plied only thrice in the last fortnight, as snow blocked road and CRPF jawans were stranded in Jammu since February 4
*16 vehicles dropped out at Qazigund on reaching destination but 16 ‘mobile bunkers’ joined convoy to deal
with terrorist ambushes which increase beyond Qazigund. The convoy left Qazigund at 2:38 pm
*At Latoomode of Awantipora in Pulwama, an explosive laden vehicle entered the Jammu-Srinagar highway from a left bylane. It overtook a bus, fi fth in the convoy and exploded. The bus was blown to smithereens. The sixth bus was also impacted by the blast.
*Thursday’s convoy of 78 vehicles, transporting 2,547 jawans, left Jammu transit camp at 3:30 am. The jawans were returning from leave or going to areas of deployment
*40 CRPF jawans died, 39 in the 5th bus and one from the ROP. Five more men in the sixth bus were injured
*This is the first time a suicide bomber in an explosive laden vehicle has attacked a CRPF convoy. About 80kg of explosives suspected to have been used
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