Kupwara encounter: Two terrorists killed by security forces in Keran sector

Two terrorists were killed in a gunbattle that broke out between security forces and terrorists near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district today (July 18).

Officials said that while the encounter, which broke out near the LoC in the Keran sector of the north Kashmir district, is presently underway, a joint search operation has also been launched to nab the other terrorist.

Meanwhile, it is pertinent to note that the Kupwara encounter comes mere hours after at least two soldiers sustained injuries when another encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district in the early hours of Thursday.

According to the police, the encounter erupted in Jaddan Bata village in the Kastigarh area around 2 am when terrorists opened fire on the security search parties. Officials said that the soldiers suffered minor injuries in the terrorist firing, adding that efforts are on to flush out the terrorists.

(This is a developing story. More details are awaited) 

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