Army Guns Down Five Militants In Overnight Encounter In Shopian District Of J&K
The Indian security forces have reportedly killed at least four ultras in valleys Shopian district. With these deaths the number of terrorists killed in the overnight operation reached five. The security forces had cordoned off the area last night following specific intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists.
Continuing its crackdown on the militants in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian security forces have reportedly killed at least four ultras in valley's Shopian district. With these deaths, the number of terrorists killed in the overnight operation reached five.
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"Four more terrorists have been killed in the operation at Kiloora in Shopian. One terrorist was killed last night," an Army official said, adding the operation was still going on.
#JammuAndKashmir: Fresh firing has been heard at the site of encounter in Shopian's Killora Village. An encounter had started between security forces and terrorists in the area, yesterday. (visuals deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/NQ3zc6NbFL
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The security forces had cordoned off the area last night following specific intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists there and had started a search operation there.
The search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists fired upon the security forces, an official had said.
