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Meanwhile, unparalled security measures taken for fear of Mujahideen's attacks were shattered when Jammu was shook on Wednesday morning with a series of bomb blasts and firing of rockets.

One of the rockets fired landed at Garhi Gadh near Jammu airport. A series of five bomb blasts occurred at Niki Tawi, Jammu. An hour-long encounter was also reported from the same place but details were not available.

In Srinagar, name of the Chief Guest at the official function at Bakhshi Stadium was kept closely guarded secret for fear of Mujahideen's attack. The stadium remains under military siege for almost a week-long. Nine companies of Central Reserve Police Force and 12 companies of Border Security Forces besides hundreds of Jammu and Kashmir policemen have been deployed around the stadium. Even government vehicles including those belonging to army other security forces are being subjected to thorough search.ÑAPP