The men attacked a building complex where meeting of councillors was underway. One person was injured; he has been shifted to a Srinagar hospital

A councillor and a policeman were killed in an attack in north Kashmir’s Sopore town on Monday afternoon, authorities said.

The men attacked a building complex where meeting of councillors was underway. One person was injured; he has been shifted to a Srinagar hospital.

”Terrorists fired at Municipal Office Sopore. In this terror incident, police personnel Shafqat Ahmad & councillor Riyaz Ahmad got martyred & councillor Shams-ud-din Peer got injured. Injured shifted to hospital for treatment. Area cordoned off & further details shall follow,” said a tweet from the Kashmir zone police account.

Soon after the attack, police launched a search operation in the area to track the attackers.

“News coming in of a militant attack on the municipal office in Sopore. My unequivocal condemnation of this attack together with my sympathies for the deceased & prayers for the injured,” tweeted National Conference vice-president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah.

Srinagar mayor Junaid Azim Mattu termed the attack a dastardly act. “Strongly condemn the dastardly attack in Sopore where a Municipal Committee Councillor and a Policeman have lost their lives in the line of duty. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. Allah Jannat Naseeb Karey. Ameen,” Mattu tweeted.