STATE TIMES NEWS
Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces here on Wednesday, police said.
Based on specific inputs, security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Dangerpora under the Nowgam police station area, a police official said.
During the operation, he said, the terrorists opened fire at the security forces. The security forces retaliated, triggering an encounter.
So far, two terrorists have been killed in the operation, which was underway when last reports came in. The slain militants are yet to be identified, the official said.
“Killed terrorists were affiliated with terror outfit AGuH & identified as Aijaz Rasool Nazar of Pulwama & Shahid Ahmad @ Abu Hamza. They were involved in recent terror attack on an outside labourer namely Muneer ul Islam from West Bengal on 2/9/22 in Pulwama”: ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar tweeted.
