Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist killed in J&K gunfight

Srinagar: A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Thursday, police said.

The terrorist was identified as a Pakistani national.

The gunfight in Batapora village of Handwara area of the district started after a joint patrol of the security forces, searching the area following inputs about the presence of terrorists, came under fire and retaliated, a police official said.

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