Two terrorists killed in encounter near LoC in Baramulla
Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces near the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.
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The encounter broke out in the Hathlanga forward area in Uri sector of the north Kashmir district. A search operation is underway in the area, they said.
“#Encounter has started between #terrorists and Army & Baramulla Police in forward area of #Uri, Hathlanga in #Baramulla district,” the Kashmir Zone Police said in a post on X.
In subsequent updates, it said two terrorists have been killed in the encounter and a search operation is underway in the area.
The identities and group affiliation of the slain terrorists are yet to be ascertained, police said.
The encounter comes at a time when an operation is underway in Anantnag district to neutralise terrorists who have taken positions in the forest area in a hilly terrain. The gunfight entered its third day on Friday. (PTI)