Militant killed in shopiyan encounter operation on: Police

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    Shopian, 22-Jan:A militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday, police said.Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in the Kilbal area Shopian district, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there, a police official said.He said as the forces were conducting searches in the area, the militants fired on them.The forces retaliated and the encounter broke out, the official said, adding that a militant was killed.The identity and group affiliation of the slain militant is being ascertained, he said.The operation is going on, the official said.(CNS)

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