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BCCI expresses condolences to Jawans who lost their lives in Phulwana attack

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday expressed its deepest condolences to the CRPF Jawans who lost their lives in the Phulwana terror attack.

“The BCCI would like to officially condone the tragic incident in which we are told 44 lives were lost for the sake of protection of the country,” BCCI Acting Honorary secretary Amitabh Choudhary said in a statement. 

Our heartfelt condolences to the CRPF Jawans who lost their lives in the #PhulwamaTerrorAttack – Acting Hon.Secretary, Mr. Amitabh Choudhary pic.twitter.com/J1BXYJxulb

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 15, 2019

He further described the incident as being engineered by forces from beyond India.

“So we condone that. The BCCI condones the incident engineered by forces from beyond India.” 

Around 44 CRPF personnel were killed during the incident termed as the deadliest ever attack on security forces in Kashmir on Thursday. A suspected suicide bomber of Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammad targetted the convoy comprising of the men on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. 

The convoy which overall comprised of 2500 CRPF personnel in 78 buses, was attacked at around 3.15 PM at Ladhu Modi Lethpora while travelling from Jammu to Srinagar. 

The Prime Minister strongly condemned the attack terming it as “despicable” and stated, “The sacrifices of our brave security personnel shall not go in vain. The entire nation stands shoulder to shoulder with the families of the brave martyrs.” 

Source: Zee News