Terrorists tried to attack Indian democracy: PM Modi

Hazaribagh (Jharkhand), December 6, 2014 (PTI) A day after terror strikes rocked the Kashmir Valley, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said terrorists tried to attack Indian democracy but brave jawans sacrificed their lives protecting the country's security. The Prime Minister also paid tributes to martyrs who laid down their lives while fighting militants. "Terrorists tried to attack the democracy of India. But the brave jawans scarified their lives protecting the country's security," he told an election rally here.

Kashmir Valley was yesterday rocked by four attacks by militants from across the border, who stormed an army camp in Uri leaving 11 security personnel including Lt Colonel Sankalp Kumar dead and killed two civilians in Tral. The attacks and gun battles with security forces left in all 21 people dead. Among them was a top commander of Pakistan-based terror outfit LeT and seven militants.