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Infiltration bid foiled, two militants killed in Kupwara

Army troops noticed some suspicious movement along the LoC and laid an ambush in Tangdhar, 175 kms from Srinagar, a defence spokesperson said.

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An infiltration bid was foiled and two militants were killed by the army near the Line of Control in Tangdhar sector of Kupwara district of Jammu & Kashmir today.

Army troops noticed some suspicious movement along the LoC and laid an ambush in Tangdhar, 175 kms from Srinagar, a defence spokesperson said.

He said as soon as the troops intercepted the heavily-armed militants, they fired on the army personnel.

The gunfire was retaliated, triggering an encounter between the two sides, the spokesman said.

"Two unidentified militants have been killed so far," he said adding, the operation was in progress when reports last came in.

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