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J&K News: 2 Terrorists Killed in Encounter one was Foreigner while Another was a Local by Security Forces in Srinagar

Srinagar Encounter: Monday morning in Srinagar’s Rambagh area two terrorists have been gunned down during an encounter between terrorists and security forces.

Earlier, a police official said that a joint team of police and CRPF started a search operation on a specific information about the presence of terrorists in Rambagh area of the city, which is just four kilometers from the commercial hub Lal Chowk.

After he added that as the joint teams of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired upon them which was retaliated, triggering an encounter.

Meanwhile, IG Kashmir Vijay Kumar informed reporters that “one Pakistani terrorist named Saifullah and one local terrorist affiliated with LeT were trapped. Saifullah was involved in an attack on CRPF personnel in September, and the recent attack on CRPF in Nowgam in which 2 personnel lost their lives”.

This is the second encounter in Srinagar after September 17 when three terrorists were killed and a woman lost her life after she was hit by bullets in a cross fire at Batamaloo area of the summer capital.

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