Stones Pelted at Security Forces Vehicle in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian; Watch Video
Protesters pelted stones on the vehicles of security forces in Shopian following the encounter of terrorists in Kaplan Batagund area of Shopian district which concluded earlier on Sunday.
Shopian, November 25: Protesters pelted stones on the vehicles of security forces in Shopian following the encounter of terrorists in Kaplan Batagund area of Shopian district which concluded earlier on Sunday. During the encounter, six terrorists were shot dead. However, one soldier, identified as Naik Nazir Ahmad, has been martyred in the encounter. During the search operation, security forces also recovered weapons and ammunition from the site.
It is reported that protesting youth pelted stones at the security forces vehicles for objecting the killing of terrorist belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist. Jammu & Kashmir: 6 Terrorists Killed, 1 Soldier Martyred in Shopian Encounter.
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Out of six terrorists, five have been identified, Mushtaq Ahmad Mir, Mohammad Abbas Bhatt, Umar Majeed Ganaie, Mohd Waseem Wagay, Khalid Farooq Mali, while one terrorist was identified as a foreigner from Pakistan, reported ANI. Earlier on Tuesday, Four terrorists were gunned down in an encounter that broke out between security forces and militants in Shopian. However, One army jawan was also martyred in the encounter.
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