5 Terrorists Killed In Encounter In Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara
All India | Press Trust of India | Updated: May 21, 2016 19:35 IST
11COMMENTS
Two soliders were also injured in the encounter.
KUPWARA:
HIGHLIGHTS
- Two soldiers were injured in the encounter in Kupwara district
- The army recovered arms and ammunition from the site
- The terrorists were hiding in a residential house in Hatmulla village
Five terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces today in north Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district that also left two soldiers injured.
Acting on information about the presence of terrorists in Drugmulla village of Kupwara, 81 km from Srinagar, 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 terrorists fired at them, triggering a gunbattle.
During the encounter, five terrorists were killed, the official said, adding two soldiers also received injuries and they have been shifted to a hospital for treatment. Their condition is stable, the official said.
The identity of the slain terrorists is being ascertained, the official said, adding five weapons have been recovered from the encounter site.
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/5-te...ashmirs-kupwara-1408585?pfrom=home-topstories
