Clashes erupted near the gun battle site inPanjaran Lassipora village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday.
A police official said that bands of youth drew nearthe gun battle site and threw rocks on forces in a bid to stymie theoperation.
The forces, according to the official, fired liveammunition to scare away the stone throwers.
Meanwhile, the firing has stopped and the searchesare on.