<p>   Two fidayeen (suicide militants), who carried out the attack lobbing several grenades and resorting to heavy firing, were also killed. Three civilians were also injured in the attack that began at 10:45 am, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah told the state Assembly in Jammu.</p>  <p>   <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="400" id="ventuno_player" width="400"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.ventunotech.com/vtn_player_2.swf?vID=MTI0OTgyfHwxMjY0" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <embed allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" height="400" src="http://player.ventunotech.com/vtn_player_2.swf?vID=MTI0OTgyfHwxMjY0" width="400"> </embed></object></p>  <p>   All the three were rushed to hospital and are out of danger, he said. &quot;Five jawans have been martyred and seven have been injured,&quot; IGP(Kashmir) Abdul Gani Mir told reporters at the spot. Four to five CRPF jawans were among the injured.u00a0u00a0</p>  <p>   u00a0</p>  <p class="caption">   <img alt="Militants attack Srinagar" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/mar/srinagar-terror.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 299px;" /><br />   <strong>Photo: NDTV video grab</strong></p>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   <div id="cke_pastebin">    He said it was not immediately clear whether there were two or three militants who hurled grenades and opened indiscriminate firing at the CRPF camp.u00a0</div>   <div id="cke_pastebin">    u00a0</div>   <div id="cke_pastebin">    No militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the attack. &quot;Two fidayeen (suicide militants) were neutralised and searches are going on,&quot; Mir said.u00a0</div>   <div id="cke_pastebin">    u00a0</div>   <div id="cke_pastebin">    He said the group affiliation and identity of the militants killed in the incident was a matter of investigation. The CRPF camp at Bemina is surrounded by the Police Public School and many government buildings.u00a0</div>   <div id="cke_pastebin">    u00a0</div>   <div id="cke_pastebin">    However, the school was closed due to strike called by separatists in support of their demand for return of mortal remains of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru.u00a0</div>   <div id="cke_pastebin">    u00a0</div>   <div id="cke_pastebin">    &quot;It was a fidayeen attack-- both the militants who were involved in the attack have been killed-- attack has been neutralised&quot;, Omar said.u00a0</div>   <div id="cke_pastebin">    u00a0</div>   <div id="cke_pastebin">    A senior CRPF official said the militants lobbed several grenades and resorted to heavy firing at a detachment of the paramilitary force near the school ground where some people were playing cricket.u00a0</div>   <div id="cke_pastebin">    u00a0</div>   <div id="cke_pastebin">    This is the first suicide attack in Kashmir in the last three years with the last such incident taking place in January 2010. On March 2, militants had shot dead two policemen in Handwara area of Kupwara district.</div>   <div id="cke_pastebin">    u00a0</div>   <div id="cke_pastebin">    The Chief Minister said four to five CRPF jawans were injured in the attack.u00a0</div>   <div id="cke_pastebin">    u00a0</div>   <div id="cke_pastebin">    &quot;Besides three civilians were also injured-- they had splinter injuries and they have been hospitalised&quot;, he said, replying to the issue raised by members Balwant Singh Mankotia and Irfan Shah in the Legislative Assembly.u00a0</div>   <div id="cke_pastebin">    u00a0</div>   <div id="cke_pastebin">    &quot;It was a fidayeen attack-- both the militants involved in the attack have been killed -- the attack has been neutralised&quot;, Omar said.</div>  </div>  

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In the first suicide attack in Kashmir in three years, militants today stormed a CRPF camp in Bemina area of the city, killing five jawans and injuring seven others

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