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Militant killed in encounter in J-K’s Kupwara

An unidentified militant was killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Langet area of Kupwara district in Jammu and…

PTI | Srinagar | October 22, 2017 8:39 am

Militant killed in encounter in J-K’s Kupwara

An unidentified militant was killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Langet area of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

An encounter broke out between militant and security forces this morning after the latter launched a search operation in Langet, 100 kms from here, an Army official said.

He said one militant has been killed and the encounter is still underway.

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