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Encounter breaks out in Kupwara district

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Encounter breaks out in Kupwara districtSrinagar: An encounter broke out today between security forces and militants in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in Drugmulla village of Kupwara, a joint team of police and army cordoned-off the area, an army official said.

He said as the security forces were conducting a search operation, the holed-up militants fired upon them.

The security forces retaliated, triggering an encounter, the official said.

Intermittent firing was going on when last reports came in, he said.

PTI

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