Encounter breaks out in South Kashmir’s Anantnag

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Srinagar, Aug 10 (NVI) : A gunfight has started between a group of terrorists and security forces in Ahlan area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

A police official said a joint team of Jammu and Kashmir Police and Army launched a cordon and search operation in Ahlan in Kokernag.

As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired upon the forces, triggering off a gunfight, he said.

More details are awaited. (NVI)