Awantipora: 2 terrorists killed in encounter by security forces

Two militants were killed and two army personnel injured in an ongoing encounter between militants and security forces at Tral in Awantipora area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday. The encounter comes just a day after an anti militancy operation ended after three days on Thursday at nearby Khrew area of the district in which an army jawan, a special police officer and a foreign militant of Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit were killed. Officials said the security forces cordoned Hariparigam of Tral in Pulwama's Awantipora in the morning after getting inputs about the presence of militants. The cordon triggered an exchange of fire between the hiding militants and the forces.