Nawakadal encounter: 2 Hizbul terrorists killed in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Two Hibzul Mujahideen terrorists were killed while a CRPF jawan and a Jammu and Kashmir policeman suffered injuries during an encounter in the city's Nawakadal area on Tuesday, police said.
While police officials did not identify the slain terrorists , sources said one the ultras killed in the operation was a top commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen hailing from Srinagar.
The other terrorist is believed to be a foreign national, they said.
“Two terrorists have been killed in the operation at Nawakadal in Srinagar,” a police official said, adding that weapons and ammunition were seized from the spot.
Two security personnel -- a CRPP jawan and a Jammu and Kashmir policeman -- were injured in the gubbattle with the terrorists, the officials said.
The encounter began after security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the night following information about the presence of terrorists there.
The encounter began around 2 am. There was a lull in firing for about five hours after that. But fresh contact was established with the terrorists around 8 am, the official said.
The official said mobile internet and mobile telephony services, except on BSNL postpaid, have been snapped in the city as a precautionary measure.
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