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2 militants killed in gunfight in Kashmir
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-02-04 16:12
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SRINAGAR: Two militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit, including a top commander, were killed Wednesday evening in a gunfight with joint party of Indian army and police in India-controlled Kashmir, police said on Thursday.
According to details provided by police, a joint party of Indian army and police cordoned the village following a tip-off about the presence of militants there.
The gunfight started in the evening and lasted for several hours. In the exchange of fire between militants and contingents of Indian army and police, two militants were killed.
"The gunfight has stopped in the village. Two militants, of which one was a commander of LeT, have been killed during the stand-off," said a police official posted in Kishtwar.
The officials have also claimed recovery of some arms and ammunition from the possession of the slain militants.
On Wednesday morning a militant was killed in a gunfight in Mendar-Poonch.
