Srinagar, July 19 (IANS) A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday, police said.
The militant was identified as a Pakistani national.
The gunfight in Batapora village of Handwara area of the district started after a joint patrol of the security forces, searching the area following inputs about the presence of militants, came under fire and retaliated, a police official said.
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Source: IANS
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