Pulwama Terror Attack: 'The sacrifice of the martyrs will always be remembered', PM Modi pays tribute to the soldiers on the 5th anniversary of the Pulwama attack

Today, five years since the terrorist attack that took place on 14 February 2019 in Pulwama, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. In that attack, Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Adil Ahmed Dar rammed an SUV filled with 350 kg of explosives into a bus. 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldiers were martyred in this attack. Today is the 5th anniversary of the Pulwama terrorist attack. But even today the souls of Indian people tremble after hearing the story of this accident.

PM Modi paid tribute to the soldiers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tribute to the soldiers martyred in the Pulwama attack. "I pay tribute to the martyrs of Pulwama. Their service and sacrifice for our nation will always be remembered," he posted on Instagram.

14 February is black day for India

This cowardly act of terrorists brought tears to the eyes of every Indian and this attack shook the entire country from within, but in revenge, the Indian Army carried out a surgical strike on the hideouts of terrorists in Pakistan. This attack is also known as Pulwama Terror Attack.

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The CRPF convoy included more than 60 vehicles and 2,547 soldiers were present in it. On 14 February 2019, when the CRPF convoy reached near Goripora in Awantipora on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists targeted a bus carrying CRPF jawans by ramming an explosive-laden car into it in Pulwama district.

Due to this, 40 soldiers were martyred in the massive blast. The explosion was so strong that even the bus was blown to pieces. Responsibility for this attack was taken by Pakistan's terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed.

India took revenge for the martyrdom of soldiers

After the Pulwama attack, the Indian Army and the Government of India together challenged the terrorists, and the Prime Minister of the country Narendra Modi said I feel the same fire in my heart which is burning inside you.

The PM had also said that everyone's tears would be avenged and after this, India avenged the martyrdom of the soldiers by carrying out an airstrike on the hideouts of terrorists in Pakistan within 12 days.

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