5 terrorists killed in Kashmir's Shopian district

Srinagar, April 9 (IANS) Five terrorists have been killed in an ongoing encounter between the terrorists and security forces in South Kashmir's Shopian district, police said on Friday.The gunfight started on Thursday after a joint team of the police and the Army cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of a specific information about the presence of terrorists.As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where the terrorists were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter.Three terrorists were killed on Thursday evening. After a lull in the night, the gunfight resumed on Friday morning in which two more terrorists were gunned down.A search operation by the security forces is underway in the area.
--IANS zi/dpb