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Army condoles deaths of foreign militants in J&K

In a rare gesture, the army has condoled the death of foreign militants in encounters with security forces in the Kashmir valley in the recent past.

"The army extends its sincere condolences to the bereaved families of the 58 foreign nationals killed between July 1 and September 30 this year in different clashes with security forces across the valley," a defence ministry spokesman said in Srinagar.

He said the militants, mostly Pakistani nationals belonging to the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, Jaish-e-Mohammadi, Hizbul Mujahideen, Al-Badr, Jamait-ul-Mujahideen and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, were brainwashed to tread the path of extreme violence by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence.

"The tragic end of these militants was but a foregone conclusion and it is sincerely hoped that better sense will prevail amongst those still alive to shun violence for the betterment of Kashmir," he added.

It is the second time the army has released a list of militants killed in clashes with security forces and also expressed condolences.

Meanwhile, in Jammu troops belonging to the Romeo Force killed three foreign militants belonging to the Lashkar-e-Tayiba in an encounter in the border district of Rajouri on Monday evening.

Some arms and ammunition were recovered from the encounter site, an army spokesman said on Tuesday.

He said that on specific information about the movement of militants in the higher reaches of the Pir Panjal range, troops conducted a search when militants opened fire with automatic weapons. In the two-hour encounter that followed, the militants were killed. There were no casualties among the troops.

Three AK-56 rifles, several grenades, two wireless sets, 14 magazines and 309 rounds of Kalashnikov ammunition were recovered from the encounter site, he added.

UNI

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