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Hizb confirms death of 14 terrorists in Jammu-Kashmir raid
Hizb confirms death of 14 militants in BandiporeHizbul Mujahideen today confirmed the death of fourteen of its militants in the 50-hour-long gunbattle at Lawaypora in Bandipore area of Baramulla district. Meanwhile, three more militants, three civilians and a soldier have died in different incidents of violence in Kashmir valley since last evening whereas four civilians have been left wounded in a grenade blast in Sopore town. Hizbul Mujahideen spokesman Junaid-ul-Islam told the local newsagency KNS this evening over telephone that fourteen Kashmiri militants of his organisation got killed in Army's operation at Lawaypora in Bandipore area. He said that the slain militants included a number of "battalion commanders" and "company commanders" of the organisation. According to him, the militants were in a meeting when Army swooped on the village and a fierce gunbattle was triggered off. He said that Hizbul Mujahideen's "Chief Operational Commander" Gazi Misbah-ud-din paid rich tributes to the slain militants and called upon the Imams of mosques to pray for the 'martyrs' and observe May 6th as 'yaum-e-shuhada-e-Bandipora'. Posted by: john 2005-05-05 |
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