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Militant holed up in house; encounter on with security forces

Srinagar: An encounter broke out between security forces and a militant holed up in a house in Sopore area of north Kashmir Baramulla district, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Chanakhan

PTI Published : Jan 14, 2015 11:30 IST, Updated : Jan 14, 2015 11:47 IST
militant holed up in house encounter on with security forces
militant holed up in house encounter on with security forces

Srinagar: An encounter broke out between security forces and a militant holed up in a house in Sopore area of north Kashmir Baramulla district, police said. 

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Chanakhan area of Sopore, 52 kms from here, in the wee hours following information about presence of a foreign militant there, a police official said.

“A gunfight is going on and at least one militant is present inside the cordoned off area,” the official said.  

So far, there were no reports of any casualty in the gunbattle going on between the two sides, he added.

 

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