Encounter between security forces & militants continues for 2nd day in J&K

The gunfight resumed this morning and the operation to flush out the militants is on, the officer said.

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The encounter ensued after a forces' party was fired upon by some militants, a police officer said.
An encounter between militants and the security forces on the outskirts of Srinagar entered into the second day on Sunday, police said.

A cordon-and-search operation was launched near the Srinagar-Bandipora road in Mujgund area on Saturday evening. The encounter ensued after a forces' party was fired upon by some militants, a police officer said.

The gunfight resumed this morning and the operation to flush out the militants is on, the officer said.


He said while the firing was stopped for the night, the forces had cordoned of the area to stop the militants from escaping. Authorities have suspended mobile Internet services in the city as a precautionary measure, the official added.
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