Two militants killed in Jammu & Kashmir gunfight

Two militants killed in Jammu & Kashmir gunfight

Three injured soldiers including an Army officer have been shifted to a hospital

IANSUpdated: Monday, June 17, 2019, 01:06 PM IST
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Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said. | PTI Photo

Srinagar: Two militants were killed and three soldiers, including an Army officer, injured on Monday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said. "The three injured have been shifted to a hospital and some militants were still engaged in the ensuing gunfight," the police said.

The gunfight took place after personnel of the Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Special Operations Group (SOG) of state police personnel surrounded the Bidoora village in Achabal area following information about the presence of militants. The bodies of the slain militants have been recovered. Their identities are being ascertained, the police added.

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