Srinagar, Nov. 12 -- Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured, one of them critically, as two heavily armed terrorists emerged from a dense cluster of trees and opened fire at their post in south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Wednesday, officials said.

The two men disappeared into the forested area after the attack, which took place around 2.15 pm near Mir Bazar, about 75 km from Srinagar and just a kilometre from the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, they said.

Initial reports suggested that the terrorists came on a motorcycle. However, ground verification during joint search operations by the Army and security agencies established that no two-wheeler was involved.

Recapping what happened, officials sai...