Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in Watergam area of Sopore, security forces launched a cordon and search operation.
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Two terrorists were gunned down by security forces after a gunfight with militants that broke out in Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday.
Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in Watergam area of Sopore, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there, a police official said.
“As the cordon was tightened, the militants fired at the security forces triggering the ongoing gunfight,” police sources said.
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The search operation is still being carried on.
An official said as the forces were conducting the searches, the militants fired upon them and the security personnel retaliated.
As a precautionary measure, authorities have suspended mobile internet services in the district.
(With agency inputs)
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