Security forces gunned down a terrorist in Jammu-Kashmir’s Bandipora district early in the morning of Thursday, 1 March. Reports say…
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Security forces gunned down a terrorist in Jammu-Kashmir’s Bandipora district early in the morning of Thursday, 1 March.
Reports say that a gunfight, which is currently on, started when security forces launched a search operation in village Shakurdin in Hajin area of Bandipora.
Police said that they had information that terrorists were hiding in the village following which they cordoned off the area.
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As they closed in on the terrorists, the latter fired at the security forces triggering the encounter, a police officer said.
“One militant has been killed in the encounter so far. The firing exchanges are still going on,” he added.
A Pakistani national belonging to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was killed in the same area during a gun battle two days back.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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