Eight security personnel were killed and several other injured in a militant attack in Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. The Jaish-e-Muhammad outfit claimed responsibility for the attack. Three militants were killed.

The attack took place at the District Police Lines early on Saturday morning. “We evacuated about 42 families. Both CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir cops were stationed there,” said Inspector General Muneer Khan, The Times of India reported.