Handwara, Jammu and Kashmir:
Four soldiers have been killed in a fierce gunbattle with terrorists in a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwar. One terrorist has been killed in a separate encounter in the district.
The soldiers lost their lives in a gunbattle with the terrorists during an operation launched in Haphruda forest in Handwara following information about presence of terrorists there, an Army spokesperson said.
One terrorist was killed in a separate encounter that broke out during an operation in Lolab area, the spokesperson said.
Yesterday, two terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit, believed to be Pakistanis, were killed and a soldier was injured in an encounter in Pulwama district.
The slain terrorists were identified as Salim alias Adil Pathan and Rehman alias Burmi, police sources had said, adding they were suspected to be Pakistani nationals.
Pakistan-based JeM has been responsible for several major attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi, including the one on Parliament on December 13, 2001.
The soldiers lost their lives in a gunbattle with the terrorists during an operation launched in Haphruda forest in Handwara following information about presence of terrorists there, an Army spokesperson said.
One terrorist was killed in a separate encounter that broke out during an operation in Lolab area, the spokesperson said.
Yesterday, two terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit, believed to be Pakistanis, were killed and a soldier was injured in an encounter in Pulwama district.
The slain terrorists were identified as Salim alias Adil Pathan and Rehman alias Burmi, police sources had said, adding they were suspected to be Pakistani nationals.
Pakistan-based JeM has been responsible for several major attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi, including the one on Parliament on December 13, 2001.
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