Four militants killed in gun battle with army in J&K

Four terrorists have been killed in a gun battle with the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence official said.

Four terrorists have been killed in a gun battle with the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence official said on Saturday.

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The army raided the militants' hideout in the forested area of Mahore, 175 km from in Jammu, on Thursday. The terrorists were killed Friday night, the source said.

"The gun battle is still on," the official told IANS.

Early this week, security forces had gunned down four militants, three of them of the Hizbul Mujahadeen outfit, in the same area.