Militant killed
Kupwara, July 17: An unidentified militant was killed in a gunfight with forces in frontier district of Kupwara on Tuesday, police said.
A police officer said a joint party of Army’s 21-RR and police cordoned off Budshingi forest area near Zachaldara this morning and launched searches. “Militants present there opened fire on the search party which was retaliated triggering an encounter in which an unidentified militant was killed,” the officer said.
Lastupdate on : Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:30:00 Makkah time
Lastupdate on : Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:30:00 GMT
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