Militant killed in gunbattle with security forces in Sopore

A militant was today killed in a day-long gunbattle with security forces in Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

The gunbattle which broke out this morning between a group of militants hiding in a house at Chinkipora, 55 km from here, left one militant dead so far, they said.

Police have recovered the body of the slain militant from the site of the gunbattle.

The shooutout began when acting on specific information, police assisted by the army launched an operation this morning. As the security forces reached their hideout, militants opened fire which was retaliated to by the security forces.

The operation was still continuing, police said.