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11 militants killed in J&K encounters

Eleven militants, mostly foreigners, and a soldier were killed and another jawan injured in north Kashmir during the past 24 hours.

Official sources told UNI that troops came under heavy fire from militants at Bahak Mandi forest in the frontier district of Kupwara last night. They said troops immediately retaliated and in the night-long fierce encounter, seven militants were killed. One soldier Jasbir Singh also lost his life while another jawan Ashok Kumar was injured.

Later troops recovered three AK rifles, three magazines, 80 rounds and four grenades near the site of the encounter.

He said the operation was still going on.

A defence ministry spokesman has said in Srinagar that troops of the Rashtriya Rifles had cordoned off Mushnar in the same district on Tuesday morning.

He said when troops were sealing the area, they came under heavy fire from militants from different directions. The soldiers retaliated killing three militants.

He said troops later noticed another group of four militants trying to run away from the area. A fierce encounter took place yesterday.

Later the bodies of four militants, reportedly foreigners, were recovered from the area. A huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from the slain militants.

UNI

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