Three army personnel and one woman lost their lives and seven others injured on Thursday when militants attacked security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.

The army soldiers from 44 Rashtriya Rifles were returning from a search operation in Kungoo village when they were attacked by heavily-armed terrorists at 2:30 am.

A woman at a village nearby died in the cross-fire, police said. Seven soldiers were also injured in the attack.

"The victims included a lieutenant colonel and the civilian, a woman, was inside her house when a bullet hit her during the firing," the police said.


"Reinforcements were immediately rushed to surround the area and track the militants," police added.