Two Policemen, Three Militants Killed in Kashmir
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 19:51 IST
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Srinagar: Two policemen and three separatist guerrillas have been killed in an ongoing fierce gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday, authorities said. An army soldier was wounded in the battle going on since Monday in north Kashmir's Kupwara district. "The encounter is on. So far, troops have gunned down three militants. One troop was wounded and evacuated to hospital," a defence spokesman said here. Police and soldiers from 18 Grenadiers of the army had Monday laid a siege around Awathkul forest area falling under the jurisdiction of police station Kralpora, a police officer said. "The holed up militants opened indiscriminate fire at the search parties, resulting in on-the-spot death of two policemen," the officer said. "The encounter is on and more reinforcements have been rushed to the encounter site," he added.
Source: IANS
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