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J-K: Security forces kill 2 militants in Bandipora, combing operations underway

ByANI, Srinagar
Nov 22, 2016 10:36 AM IST

Security forces neutralised two terrorists in an encounter on Tuesday in Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir.

Security forces early Tuesday neutralised two militants in an encounter in Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir.

The army and the police in a joint operation had cordoned off the area to smoke out the two militants who were holed up and had opened fire.(HT FIle Photo)
The army and the police in a joint operation had cordoned off the area to smoke out the two militants who were holed up and had opened fire.(HT FIle Photo)

The army and the police in a joint operation had cordoned off the area to smoke out the two militants who were holed up and had opened fire, thus engaging in a heavy gunbattle early in the morning.

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A combing operation is underway to ensure no untoward elements are still present in the area.

Another suspicious Pakistani national was gunned down by the Border Security Force (BSF) troops in RS Pura sector in Jammu and Kashmir, after he crossed the International Border early on Tuesday morning.

Earlier, a BSF head constable was killed and three other army men were injured in the early hours of Monday after Pakistani Army resorted to heavy cross-border firing in Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

Since the surgical strike on terrorist launch pads in PoK on September 29, there have been a staggering 286 incidents of firing and shelling along the LoC and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistani troops, which have resulted in the death of 26 people, including 14 security personnel.

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