Soldier killed in encounter in Kashmir's Kupwara
Srinagar, Aug 17 (IBNS): A soldier was killed in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Friday.
The encounter is still underway.
The encounter started when a team of joint security forces of the CRPF, Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operation Group came under attack after they went to the Karalgund area for a search operation following intelligence inputs about terrorists hiding there.
Details of the incident are still awaited.
Another encounter between the security forces and terrorists at Hajin in Bandipora district.
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