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Independence Day Alert: A terrorist group active in Jammu is planning suicide attacks in Delhi, Punjab

  New Delhi: Intelligence agencies are on high alert as they have received information that one or two terrorists from a terrorist group active in Jammu are planning a suicide attack in Delhi or Punjab around Independence Day.

The Times of India, quoting an intelligence source, said, "Recently, activity of two unidentified armed men was seen in a village bordering Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir. They are likely to move towards the nearby city of Pathankot. cannot be denied."

"On June 1, a consignment of explosives/IEDs arrived in the interior of Jammu city. These explosives may be used to target security establishments, camps, vehicles or important installations in the coming days," the source said.

The report also said that an ISI-sponsored nexus of gangsters, extremists and terrorists in nearby areas of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir is trying to disrupt the ongoing Amarnath Yatra on Independence Day celebrations.

Citing intelligence, the Times of India report said, "Recent terrorist attacks in Kathua, Doda, Udhampur, Rajouri and Poonch districts reveal the presence of armed terrorist groups in the Jammu region. Inputs from It is learned that their intentions and plans are to target high-profile personalities, establishments, important institutions and crowded places to carry out destructive or sabotage activities Delhi has also been mentioned as a possible target.
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