Srinagar: Five militants were killed in a fierce gunbattle with security forces in the forest area of Tral in Pulwama district on Thursday.
The militants were killed in the encounter that began this morning at Sajan-Dudkulan forest area of Tral, 35 km from here, official sources said.
The encounter took place after security forces launched a search operation in the forest area following specific information about presence of a group of Hizbul Mujahideen militants, they said.
They said security forces confronted the militants, and asked them to surrender but the ultras opened fire, triggering a gunbattle.
The identity of the deceased militants could not be ascertained immediately as the operation in the area was still going on when last reports came in, the sources said.
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