Demonstrators pelted stones at the encounter site when the gunfight had ensued. The forces resorted to lathicharge to disperse the swelling crowd.
Representational image. (File Photo: IANS)
Two militants were killed on Thursday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said.
The security forces acted on a specific tip about the presence of militants and laid a cordon around Athoora village. When challenged, the hidden militants fired at the security forces, triggering a gunfight.
The affiliation of the militants is yet to be ascertained.
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“Two militants were killed in the encounter. The identity and affiliation of the slain militants are being ascertained,” a police officer said.
According to media reports, demonstrators pelted stones at the encounter site when the gunfight had ensued. The forces resorted to lathicharge to disperse the swelling crowd.
Internet services have been suspended in the area as a precautionary measure.
(With agency inputs)
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