Encounter underway between forces and militants in Shopian

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2 militants killed in Shopian encounter

Army jawans rush towards run encounter site at Kachudoora shopian district of south kashmir on April 01, 2018. Eleven militants of the Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashar-e-Taiba (LeT), three jawans and two civilians were killed in three separate gun battles in south Kashmir Anantnag and Shopian districts on Sunday.

Army jawans rush towards run encounter site at Kachudoora shopian district of south kashmir on April 01, 2018. Eleven militants of the Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashar-e-Taiba (LeT), three jawans and two civilians were killed in three separate gun battles in south Kashmir Anantnag and Shopian districts on Sunday.   | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD

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The identity of the slain militants is yet to be ascertained. Initial reports suggest the slain militants belong to the Jaish-e-Muhammad outfit.

Two militants were killed in an encounter between militants and security forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday.

“Two militants were killed in the operation launched at Shopian’s Bonbazar area. The bodies have been retrieved,” an army spokesman said.

 

The encounter started when a joint team of the Army and the police’s special operation group had started a cordon and search operation in Bonbazaar early in the morning.

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