Kashmir Car Bomb Kills Dozens of Indian Soldiers – Friday Night w/ Hamid Bashani Ep159 (1/2)

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At least 33 soldiers were killed and about 20 others wounded Thursday in a car bomb attack on a paramilitary convoy along a key highway in Indian-controlled Kashmir, security officials say.

A report from Reuters said as many as 44 soldiers were killed. The attack was one of the deadliest car bombings in the disputed region’s history.

Officials said a local Kashmiri militant rammed an explosive-laden van into the convoy, targeting a bus carrying at least 35 soldiers.

Senior police officer Muneer Ahmed Khan said the attack occurred as the convoy reached southern Lethpora, a town on the outskirts of the main city of Srinagar. He said the bus was destroyed and at least five other vehicles were damaged by the blast.

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