Kashmir: One soldier, four terrorists killed in fierce encounter
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A fierce encounter between Indian security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Tuesday saw one Army soldier and four terrorists killed. The encounter took place during a cordon and search operation being jointly carried out by Army paratroopers, state police, and the CRPF at the Nadigam village around 60km from Srinagar. Here are the details.
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Reportedly, the terrorists opened fire on forces during the search
"The search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists fired on the forces, who retaliated," news agency PTI quoted a police official as saying.
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The terrorists killed were from Hizbul Mujahideen
On the basis of a specific input, security forces launched a joint operation. Four terrorists of Hizbul Mujahideen were neutralised. This is big success for the security forces: Sandeep Chaudhary, SSP (Shopian) on today's Shopian encounter #JammuAndKashmir pic.twitter.com/GmVRmEPaZT
— ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2018