Two militants were killed and three soldiers injured in an encounter in the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir early on Saturday morning, officials said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Shokbaba forest in Bandipora in north Kashmir following intelligence inputs.
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The officials said as the forces were conducting searches in the area, the militants fired upon them. The forces retaliated, ensuing an encounter in which two militants were killed.
The militants and their alliances haven't been identified yet.
This is the 3rd encounter this week in the region.