A policeman died and another was injured in an attack by militants in the Baghat area on high security airport road here on Friday

Srinagar: A policeman died and another was injured in an attack by militants in the Baghat area on high security airport road here on Friday, police said.

The terrorists shot the two policemen from close range, a police official said.

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The injured policemen were taken to a hospital where one among them succumbed, police said.

They identified the slain policeman as constable Sohail. Security forces have launched an operation to track down the assailants, the official said.

This is the second attack in the city in the past three days. Militants shot at and injured son of a restaurant owner in high security Durganag area of the city on Wednesday.