SRINAGAR: Several civilians and a policeman were injured as an encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in
Anantnag district of
Jammu and Kashmir this morning, police said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in
Srigufwara area of the district in south Kashmir after receiving specific intelligence input about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said.
He said the search operation turned into a gunfight after terrorists fired upon the forces, who retaliated.
He said clashes broke out near the encounter site as a group of youth started pelting stones on the forces who are engaged in the operation.
Security forces used force on protestors and several civilians and a policeman have suffered injuries, the official said.
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