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| 4 Lashkar, Jaish men killed in encounter |
| 2008-04-19 |
| Jaish-e-Muhammad and Lashkar-e-Tayyeba outfits suffered a major setback when four of their cadres, including a district commander, died in a fierce gunbattle with security forces in frontier Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Saturday. Police claims that the slain commander was active in the area for past seven years and involved in a series of attacks on the security forces. SSP Kupwara Vijay Kumar said that the police received information regarding the presence of militants in the jungle area of Jabdi Rang at Warnow Lolab in north Kashmir, which was followed by an operation in collaboration with the local unit of the Rashtriya Rifles. "As the Police zeroed in on to the target area, militants opened indiscriminate fire which was retaliated resulting in death of four militants," he said. Two of the slain militants have been identified. They include district commander of Jaish-e-Muhammad Amjad Bhai and his associate of Lashkar-e-Tayyeba Abu Saifullah, both residents of Pakistan. |
| Posted by:john frum |