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Pulwama encounter ends, two terrorists killed | The Pulwama encounter that began more than 18
hours ago has ended on Tuesday, with security forces killing both the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists. The gun battle took place in the Pulwama district of Jammu and
Kashmir as the terrorists were reported to be hiding inside a house here. The
encounter had started on Monday when the security forces spotted the two LeT
terrorists.
On receiving intelligence reports, the army, police and the CRPF personnel had
cornered the militants and later a full encounter began. This was the second
encounter
within a week. Earlier on January 9, the security forces had killed two LeT militants
in Pulwama district of south Kashmir . Meanwhile, Defence Minister AK Antony is
visiting Jammu today to review the security situation in the region. Army Chief
General Deepak Kapoor, Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar and various other
senior
officials of the Ministry of Defence will accompany Antony during his one-day
visit. The Defence Minister is expected to visit the forward areas in Jammu region,
and later address a meeting at the Unified Headquarters, which would be attended
by the representatives of various forces including the state police and paramilitary
forces. |
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