Two militants were killed in an encounter at Shopian village in south Kashmir this afternoon.
Srinagar based defence spokesperson told GNS that acting on a specific information about the presence of two militants at village Pinjura in Shopian, the joint team of army's 44 RR and SOG cordoned off the whole area.
As such the joint team of forces intensified the combing operation the militants hiding inside a residential house opened heavy fire ensuing fierce gunfight, he said.
"During the gunfight two militants have been killed and searches are still going on," he said, adding that the identity of the militants is being ascertained. (GNS)
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