<div align="justify">Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said today that the killing of six policemen in a terrorist ambush in Kashmir was an act of "cowardice".<br /><br />A group of militants, believed to be from Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashker-e-Taiba, ambushed a police party at Achabal in Anantnag district of South Kashmir yesterday, killing six policemen. They also disfigured the faces of the policemen before walking away with their weapons.<br /><br />A sub-inspector, identified as Pulwama-resident Feroz Ahmed Dar, a driver and four other policemen, who were on a routine round in their jeep, died in the attack.<br /><br />"Killing of six policemen by terrorists in #Achabal is a cowardice act. My condolences to the bereaved families. Salute to martyrs," Jaitley tweeted.<br /><br />It is believed that the militants wanted to take revenge for the Arwani encounter in which their local commander, Junaid Mattoo, was killed.</div>
<div align="justify">Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said today that the killing of six policemen in a terrorist ambush in Kashmir was an act of "cowardice".<br /><br />A group of militants, believed to be from Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashker-e-Taiba, ambushed a police party at Achabal in Anantnag district of South Kashmir yesterday, killing six policemen. They also disfigured the faces of the policemen before walking away with their weapons.<br /><br />A sub-inspector, identified as Pulwama-resident Feroz Ahmed Dar, a driver and four other policemen, who were on a routine round in their jeep, died in the attack.<br /><br />"Killing of six policemen by terrorists in #Achabal is a cowardice act. My condolences to the bereaved families. Salute to martyrs," Jaitley tweeted.<br /><br />It is believed that the militants wanted to take revenge for the Arwani encounter in which their local commander, Junaid Mattoo, was killed.</div>