1 terrorist killed in encounter in J&K's Sopore

September 09, 2017 11:35

An unidentified terrorist was today killed in an encounter with security forces in Sopore township of north Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said.

Acting on specific intelligence input about the presence of terrorists in Reban area of Sopore, security forces launched a "cordon and search operation" this morning, a police official said.

When the forces were conducting the search operation, terrorists opened fire upon them following which the security personnel retaliated, triggering an encounter in which one terrorist was killed, the officer said.

The identity of the slain terrorist was being ascertained, he added.

The operation was still going on, he said.

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