3 militants killed in Rajpora gunfight

3 militants killed in Rajpora gunfight

Srinagar: At least three suspected militants were killed in a brief gunfight in Rajpora area of Awantpora police district on Tuesday, police officials said.
The bodies of the militants have been retrieved from the site, they added.
Police sources earlier said that a gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Rajpora, after forces cordoned a locality on inputs about presence of militants.
The identity of the slain militants was yet to be ascertained, however, initial inputs claimed their affiliation with Jaish.
The operation began Tuesday evening at around 6pm and concluded within a few hours. After an initial exchange of fire, sources said there was lull for some time, after which the firing again resumed.

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