Two terrorists killed in encounter

SRINAGAR: Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in

Sopore

township of north Kashmir's

Baramulla

district on Tuesday the police said.

Acting on specific intelligence inputs about the presence of militants in Check-e-Brath area of Sopore, security forces launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) there, a police official said.

He said as the forces were conducting the search operation, the terrorists fired upon them.

The forces retaliated, resulting in an encounter in which two terrorists were killed, the official said.

He said the identity and group affiliation of the slain terrorists is being ascertained.

The operation is on, the official added