LeT militant killed in gunbattle; youth in firing
January 20, 2016  16:59
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A Lashkar-e-Tayiba militant was killed in an overnight gunbattle with security forces, triggering violent protest which left one person dead after
security personnel opened fire to disperse the mob in Pulwama district of south Kashmir today. 

LeT militant Shariq Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Awantipora area in the district, was killed in encounter with security forces in Naina Batapora village of Pulwama, an army official said.
The official had earlier said that two militants were killed in the gunbattle but only one body was recovered from debris of the house where Bhat was hiding since yesterday. 

One AK assault rifle and some ammunition has been recovered from the scene of the gunbattle which began last night following information about the presence of militants in the area, the official said.
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