J&K: 4 militants, 1 soldier killed in ongoing encounter in Kupwara

Army foiled second infiltration attempt along the LoC in Kashmir in three days, reports Mukhtar Ahmad from Srinagar.

Four militants and a soldier were killed as the army foiled an infiltration bid in the Tangdhar sector of the Line of Control in north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Thursday.

A defence spokesman said that alert troops detected a group of militants trying to infiltrate in the Tangdhar sector. As the troops challenged them, the militants opened fire on the army triggering a fierce encounter.

"The operation is still on. So far four militants have been killed," the spokesman said.

He said one soldier wounded in the gunfight succumbed to injuries in the hospital.

On Tuesday, an infiltration bid was foiled in Machhil sector of Kupwara district.

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