Image for representation only. File/PTISrinagar: Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces on Sunday in Pulwama district of Kashmir, police said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Tahab area of Pulwama district last night following information about presence of militants in the area, a police officer said.
He said a gunfight broke out between the two sides early Sunday, in which two ultras were killed.
The identity and group affiliation of the slain militants was not known immediately as the search operation was still in progress, the officer said.
Civilians injured in clashes
Six people were injured as protesters clashed with security forces in Pulwama after two militants were killed in an encounter.
A police officer said clashes erupted soon after the encounter in the Tahab area ended in the killing of two militants.
Security personnel lobbed tear gas shells and fired a few shots in the air to restore law and order in the area, he said.
The officer said one person, whose identity is being ascertained, was hit by a bullet in the shoulder and rushed to a hospital.
Five other persons suffered minor injuries during the clashes, which were going on intermittently till reports last came in, he added.
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