Cop killed in militant attack

Srinagar: A policeman was killed Sunday during a militant attack on a police station in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, authorities said. The station came under attack early Sunday morning after the militants hurled a grenade and then fired indiscriminately at the station’s guard post before escaping, according to police sources. “A constable deployed at the guard post was seriously injured. He was shifted to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries,” the sources added.