Terrorist killed in Jammu-Kashmir gunfight in Bandipora

Arnima Dwivedi
Published on: 1 March 2018 4:17 AM GMT
Terrorist killed in Jammu-Kashmir gunfight in Bandipora
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Terrorist killed in Jammu-Kashmir gunfight in Bandipora

Srinagar: A terrorist was killed on Thursday in an ongoing gunfight between security forces and hiding militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district.

Security forces had surrounded the Hajin area following specific information about the presence of terrorists.

As they closed in on the hiding terrorists, the latter fired at the security forces triggering the encounter, a police officer said.

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"One terrorist has been killed in the encounter so far. The firing exchanges are still going on," he added.

A Pakistani national belonging to the Lashkar-e-Taiba was killed in the same area during a gun battle two days back.

--IANS inputs

Arnima Dwivedi

Arnima Dwivedi

A journalist, presently working as a sub-editor with newstrack.com. I love exploring new genres of humans and humanity.

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