Two militants killed in Sopore

IANS  |  Srinagar 

Two militants were killed on Tuesday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's district.

Police said they were killed in Nowpora village in Tujjar area. "Searches are still going on in the area," a said.

Authorities had closed educational institutions and suspended in town earlier in the day after the exchange of firing began.

Soldiers from the Rashtriya Rifles, the (SOG) of the police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) started a in Nowpora following a tip off about the presence of militants there.

The militants fired at the security forces, triggering the gunfight.

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First Published: Tue, September 25 2018. 14:16 IST