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5 terrorists among 11 killed in Kashmir

Three security force personnel and five terrorists were among 11 persons killed while two security men were injured in the Kashmir valley in the last 24 hours.

An official spokesman said terrorists attacked a security force patrol in the Baderkul forest in the frontier district of Kupwara late last evening with automatic weapons. The forces retaliated, killing two of the extremists.

Two Kalashnikov rifles, seven magazines, 160 rounds and 10 grenades were recovered from the slain men.

In another encounter in the Kalaroos woods in the same district, one extremist and a jawan were killed.

Security forces killed another terrorist at Karihama during a search operation last evening and recovered one Kalashnikov rifle, one magazine and 17 rounds from the site.

Security forces also came under heavy fire from extremists at Village Rehgam last evening during a search operation. The forces returned the fire, but in the exchange two of their own personnel were killed along with a militant. Two Kalashnikov rifles and two grenades were recovered.

Terrorists shot at and wounded two militants who had been released from prison, Mehraj-ud-Din Sheikh and Manzoor Ahmad Najar -- at Sonamasjid in downtown Srinagar last evening. Both men died in hospital.

Another person, Farooq Ahmad Dar, was shot dead by terrorists at Pattan last night. Two security force personnel were injured in a blast at Leeranwali Bohli while extremists and security forces exchanged fire at Neibugh Tral last night.

UNI

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