Two separatist guerrillas were killed by the security forces on Thursday in a fierce gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said
Srinagar: Two separatist guerrillas were killed by the security forces on Thursday in a fierce gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said.
The gunfight started on Wednesday afternoon after the army intercepted a group of militants, in Toot Mar Gali of Nowgam sector (Kupwara), who had sneaked into India from Pakistan.
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"Four to five militants are believed to be hiding in Rafiabad forests. Two militants have been killed so far and the gunbattle is still going on," a senior police officer told IANS.
The militants managed to break the cordon after being challenged by army, triggering a gunfight on Wednesday on the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
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