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SRINAGAR
Condemning the attack on Indian military headquarter in North Kashmir’s Uri near Line of Control on Sunday, France in a statement conveyed its condolences to the families of the 17 Indian army men killed in this attack.
Spokesperson of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development said, “France most firmly condemns the terrible terrorist attack perpetrated on 18 September against an Indian army camp in the region of Kashmir.”
“France remains at India’s side in the combat against terrorism. It calls on every State to fight effectively against terrorist groups operating on their territory or from their territory against other countries,” the spokesperson said in the statement posted on the website of French Embassy in India.
However, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development said, “France also recalls the importance it attaches to bringing calm and the peaceful settlement of disputes in the region of Kashmir.”
At least seventeen Indian army men were killed in an attack by suspected militants on Sunday morning. Four militants too died in the attack which lasted for about three hours. At least 30 army men were injured who are being treated in 92 Army Base Hospital Srinagar. Many of them are critical.
