2 LeT commanders shot dead in encounter
22 Feb 2015 11:51 PM GMT
Two “commanders” of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were gunned down on Saturday in an encounter with security forces in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, army said.
Numan and Abu Saad, both foreign nationals, were killed in a gunfight in Thak-Gund village of Sopore, an army spokesman said.
He said that based on input about the presence of foreign militants in the village, a joint operation was launched by the army and police to flush out the militants.
“While the cordon was being readjusted around the suspected house, the security forces received heavy automatic fire and a heavy gunfight ensued.
Numan and Abu Saad, both foreign nationals, were killed in a gunfight in Thak-Gund village of Sopore, an army spokesman said.
He said that based on input about the presence of foreign militants in the village, a joint operation was launched by the army and police to flush out the militants.
“While the cordon was being readjusted around the suspected house, the security forces received heavy automatic fire and a heavy gunfight ensued.
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