Two LeT militants killed in Kashmir encounter
According to defence sources, a joint operation was launched by a joint team of police and 21 RR cordoned off the Waripora village of Handwara area following inputs about the presence of militants.
"As the operation party approached towards the suspected site, the hiding militants opened fire, leading to an encounter,” said an official.
He said that two militants were killed in the retaliatory fire.
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)
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