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This story is from July 18, 2021

Encounter breaks out between terrorists, security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district

Encounter breaks out between terrorists, security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district
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SRINAGAR: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Sunday, police said.
The security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Check Sadiq Khan area of the south Kashmir district, following information about the presence of terrorists there, a police official said.
He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists opened fire towards the security forces' positions.
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The security forces retaliated, triggering a gunbattle that was going on when the last reports came in, the official said.
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