SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Two militants belonging to Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit were killed Sunday in a gunfight with police in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said.
The gunfight broke out at village Padgampora in Pulwama district, 29 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
"Two militants of HM were killed today in a brief gunfight with police in Padgampora village here" a senior police official Syed Javaid Mujtaba Gillani told media in Awantipora.
According to Gillani, the policemen inside the vehicle were returning to Awantipora after attending a meeting at Pulwama town.
"Militants travelling in a private car fired upon a police vehicle, prompting policemen to retaliate the fire and in the process two militants were gunned down." Gillani said.
"We have recovered two bodies from the car and the police officials present there think one of the militants might have escaped."
Police said they have not suffered any damage in the gunfight.
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