Infiltration bid foiled in J&K, five terrorists killed

Five terrorists were shot dead in the wee hours while attempting to sneak across the LoC into this side of the state in Macchil sector.

Foiling a major infiltration bid, security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Wednesday gunned down five terrorists, defence sources said.

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Five terrorists were shot dead in the wee hours while attempting to sneak across the Line of Control into this side of the state in Macchil sector, the sources said.

A search operation was in progress in the area and further details of the incident were awaited, they said.