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Two Militants Shot Dead In Encounter In J&K's Sopore District

The encounter started on Wednesday when security forces received a tip off about militant presence in the Gund Brath village.

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Two Militants Shot Dead In Encounter In J&K's Sopore District
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In an encounter with the security forces two militants were killed on Thursday in a Jammu and Kashmir village in Sopore district, police said.

The encounter started on Wednesday when security forces received a tip off about militant presence in the Gund Brath village.

As the cordon was tightened around their hideout, the militants started firing triggering the encounter.

Both militants were killed on Thursday and weapons were recovered from their possession, a police official said.

On November 20, four militants and a soldier were killed in an encounter between ultras and security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir,

(Agencies)