Encounter in Shopian, no casualties

February 24, 2015 16:42

A fierce encounter is on between militants and security forces in south Kashmir's Shopian district, according to a senior police officer.

The officer said troops of the Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and the police jointly surrounded a house in Hef Shermal village of the Shopian district this afternoon on specific information about the presence of two militants.

"As security forces challenged the militants holed-up inside the house to surrender, they opened fire triggering a gunfight which is still on," the officer said. "We have reports of presence of two militants inside the house," he said.

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