Two teachers were killed in a terrorist attack in Srinagar

Two teachers were killed in a terrorist attack in Srinagar

Two teachers were killed in a terrorist attack on a government school in Srinagar's Sangam Eidgah area on Thursday, Jammu and Kashmir police said.

"At around 11:15 am, two school teachers were shot dead by terrorists in Sangam Eidgah in Srinagar district," a police official said.

He said the area has been cordoned off and a hunt has been launched to find the attackers

The victims are from the minority Sikh and Hindu communities of Kashmir. The teacher, Deepak Chand, is a Hindu and the Principal of Jammu is Supunder Kour, a Sikh.

"Men with guns came into the school this morning and asked for teachers' identity cards, and then one person each from the minority Sikh and Hindu community opened fire on two teachers," the news agency Reuters was quoted school teacher as saying.

It comes just days after three people, including prominent pharmacist Makhan Lal Bindroo, were shot dead in separate incidents in Srinagar and Bandipora.

Shocking news coming in again from Srinagar. Another set of targeted killings, this time of two teachers in a Govt school in Idgah area of the city. Words of condemnation are not enough for this inhuman act of terror but I pray for the souls of the deceased to rest in peace.

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) October 7, 2021