Yasmeen Manzoor
Sopore,December 13(KNB):Two militants were killed in an encounter that broke out last night in Gund Brath village of Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramullah district.
As per the reports,the army had intelligence inputs of militants hiding in the area and had launched a pre-dawn search operation,as the forces approached the suspected spot,the hiding militants opened fire, triggering a gunfight.
While as,the operation was halted last night due to darkness and was resumed early morning.
The slain militants were identified as Owais Bhat and Tahir Ahmad Dar — both local residents and affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
Meanwhile,the operation is still in progress,as per the last reports.(KNB)
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