India, Oct. 17 -- Three soldiers of an Indian Army camp in Assam's Tinsukia district sustained injuries in a suspected terrorist attack in the early hours of Friday, officials said.

According to an official statement issued by the Indian Army, unidentified terrorists opened fire on the Kakopathar Company location from a moving vehicle around midnight.

"The troops on duty responded immediately and effectively, taking due caution to avoid collateral damage to civilian houses in the close vicinity," the statement said.

The army said its prompt retaliation forced the attackers to flee after carrying out speculative firing using automatic weapons.

Officials confirmed that no major injuries were sustained, except for minor abrasions suffere...