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Srinagar Dec 8: Three unidentified militants were killed in a gunfight between militants and security forces at Check Cholan area of south Kashmir's Shopian district on Wednesday.
"ShopianEncounterUpdate: 02 more unidentified #terrorists killed (Total 03). #Search going on. Further details shall follow," a police spokesman said.
The encounter broke out during the early hours this morning shortly after security forces cordoned the area following a tip off about the presence of militants there.
