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13 militants killed in encounter

April 22, 2003 14:26 IST
Source:PTI

Thirteen militants were killed on Tuesday in a fierce gun battle with the army in a forest in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, defence sources in Jammu said.

The pre-dawn

gunbattle broke out when the army, acting on specific information about the presence of militants, reached Hillkaka in Surankote forest belt of the district.

The encounter lasted for several hours, the sources said.
Source: PTI
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