Pulwama:At least 42 soldiers of Indian occupation army were killed, and many others were injured, when a car laden with explosives hit a convoy of CRPF in Awantipora area of Pulwama here on Thursday.
Media reports said the incident took place when some 2,547 CRPF personnel were coming in a convoy of 78 vehicles from the transit camp in Jammu and headed to Srinagar. Police sources said a suicide attacker rammed his vehicle around 3.15 p.m., taking the security forces completely by surprise. An earlier report said an improvised explosive device (IED) was exploded and then militants fired at the convoy.