Thousands offer Eid prayers amid restrictions at Srinagar’s Jama Masjid
The chief cleric of Kashmir and Hurriyat leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, expressed anguish on the restrictions on offering prayers at Jama Masjid and Eidgah.
A militant was killed in an ongoing operation by security forces in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday.
“One terrorist has been killed in the ongoing operation against terrorists in the forest area of Handwara (tehsil),” a Defence Ministry source said.
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Troops of the counter insurgency Rashtriya Rifles and the special operations group of Jammu and Kashmir police had earlier in the day surrounded the area following information about the presence of militants.
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The militants opened fire at the security forces, triggering a gunfight.
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