Two Lashkar-eTaiba (LeT) terrorists have been killed in an encounter in Jammu & Kashmir’s Anantnag district in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.
The ambush between the security forces and the LeT terrorists took place in the Sangam area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir during a cordon and search operation, a police official said.
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According to the police, the terrorists belonged to the Lashkar-e-Taiba, and informed that there was no loss or injury to the security forces during the encounter.
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Kahmir Zone Police shared the information on Twitter. “Sangam #Encounter Update: 02 LeT #terrorists have been #killed in this operation by Police, CRPF & Army. #Arms & ammunition recovered. Details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice,” they wrote.
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They also recovered weapons, including an AK-47 rifle, a pistol and ammunition from the site of the encounter, he added.
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