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Two terrorists killed in encounter in Anantnag

Srinagar
September 25, 2020

Two Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Friday. Based on specific information about the presence of terrorists in Sirhama area in Anantnag district of South Kashmir, Security forces launched a cordon and search operation there on Thursday evening, a police official said.

Further added the search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists fired upon the forces, who retaliated. A tight cordon was maintained throughout the night to stop the terrorists from escaping, the official said. He said in the exchange of fire this morning, two terrorists belonging to LeT outfit were killed.

The search operation is going on ...