Two Lashker-e-Taiba terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir's Anantnag town last morning following an intelligence tip-off about their presence inside a house, the police said.

A joint team of the police, CRPF and Army cordoned off a house at Mehman Mohalla, Lal Chowk after the tip-off, they said. Senior Superintendent of Police (Anantnag) Altaf Khan and his team were monitoring the situation. Inspector General of Police (Kashmir range) Swayam Prakash Pani said, "This was a difficult operation as it had to be carried out in a crowded locality. All civilians were evacuated and the room intervention team completed the operation. There was no collateral damage."