18 June 2016

News Story: Indian troops kill 2 militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Indian troops Friday killed two militants in a fierce gunfight in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said.

The gunfight broke out at Bomai village of Sopore area, around 56 km northwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.

"Today two militants were killed in a firefight at Bomai village near Sopore town," Col. N N Joshi told Xinhua. "The gunfight was triggered after joint contingents of Indian army and police cordoned off the area following specific intelligence inputs about the presence of militants."

Indian army or police have not suffered any casualty in the standoff, police said.

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