Encounter breaks out between forces & terrorists in J&K's Kupwara

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• Jul 23, 2024 | Guriya Khatun

It was not yet clear if any casualties have taken place in the initial contact between the security forces and the terrorists.

Digital Desk: Anti-terror operation underway in J-K's Kupwara Srinagar, Jul 23 (PTI) Security forces launched an anti-terrorism operation on Tuesday in the Lolab area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said.

"Security forces have established contact with terrorists near Trimukha Top, Lolab, Kupwara. Operation in progress," the Kashmir Zone Police said in a post on 'X'.

It was not yet clear if any casualties have taken place in the initial contact between the security forces and the terrorists.

Two terrorists killed in Kupwara

Earlier on July 18, two terrorists were killed after security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district. The officials said security forces had received intelligence inputs about the terrorists' attempts to infiltrate into the Valley along the LoC in the Keran sector of the north Kashmir district.

The alert security forces noticed the movement of the terrorists and challenged them. Two terrorists were killed in the exchange of fire, they said.