Six die in Kashmir gunfight (Third Lead)
Sunday - February 12, 2017 12:59 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Srinagar:Two soldiers and four militants were killed on Sunday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, police said.
The militants' bodies were recovered from the site. Two Rashtriya Rifies troopers succumbed to injuries.
Security forces surrounded Frisal village following a tip that militants were hiding in a house.
"When the militants were challenged, they fired at the forces, triggering the gunfight," a police officer said.
Three civilians and three soldiers were also injured in the fighting.
Security forces continued their search for more holed-up militants. IANS
The militants' bodies were recovered from the site. Two Rashtriya Rifies troopers succumbed to injuries.
Security forces surrounded Frisal village following a tip that militants were hiding in a house.
"When the militants were challenged, they fired at the forces, triggering the gunfight," a police officer said.
Three civilians and three soldiers were also injured in the fighting.
Security forces continued their search for more holed-up militants. IANS
