The encounter is still underway in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara. (File Photo)
Srinagar:
Two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in north Kashmir's Kupwara district today.
"Two terrorists have been gunned down so far by the army in an ongoing operation at Petha Wadar of Handwara area in the district," an army official said.
Acting on specific information about the presence of terrorists in the area, security forces launched a search operation on Thursday night, he said.
The terrorists fired upon the security forces triggering an encounter in which the two were killed, the official said.
He said the identity of the slain terrorists has not been ascertained yet.
The operation is in progress and further details are awaited, the official said.
"Two terrorists have been gunned down so far by the army in an ongoing operation at Petha Wadar of Handwara area in the district," an army official said.
Acting on specific information about the presence of terrorists in the area, security forces launched a search operation on Thursday night, he said.
The terrorists fired upon the security forces triggering an encounter in which the two were killed, the official said.
He said the identity of the slain terrorists has not been ascertained yet.
The operation is in progress and further details are awaited, the official said.
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