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Kulgam, Apr 23: Police on Saturday claimed to have killed two militants including a Pakistani Jaish militant in an ongoing gunfight between militants and security forces in Mirhama area of south Kashmir's Kulgam district.
"#KulgamEncounterUpdate: 01 more #terrorist killed (Total 02). #Operation in progress. Further details shall follow," a police spokesman said in a statement.
The number of militants still trapped in the area was not immediately known.
The encounter is said to gave broken out after security forces cordoned the area following a tip off about the presence of militants there.
