Security forces kill three militants during gunfight in Indian Kashmir

Record ID: 1627387

  • Title: Security forces kill three militants during gunfight in Indian Kashmir
  • Date: 19th July 2021
  • Summary: ARMED SECURITY PERSONNEL STANDING
  • Embargoed: 2nd August 2021 14:47
  • Keywords: India Jammu and Kashmir encounter gunbattle militants security forces
  • Location: PULWAMA, SRINAGAR, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA
  • City: PULWAMA, SRINAGAR, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA002EMS9F0V
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:At least three militants were killed in a gunfight in Pulwama district of Indian Kashmir, said police on Wednesday (July 14).
    Top commander of Pakistan-based terror organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, Aijaz alias Abu Huraira was one of the three militants killed in the encounter.
    Based on specific information a joint search operation by the army, police, and Central Reserve Police Force was launched during which the militants threw a grenade and fired upon the security officials after which a gunfight ensued leading to the death of the three militants.
    Kashmir is a Muslim-majority region at the heart of decades of hostility between India and Pakistan. India accuses Pakistan of supporting militancy in the area. Pakistan denies the charge saying their support is only moral and not financial or logistical.
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