Three Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed on Tuesday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said.
The security forces cordoned off Magam area in Handwara after receiving specific information about the presence of the militants.
As the security forces closed in on the hiding militants a gun battle started, in which the three Pakistani nationals were killed, a police officer said.
A search operation in on in the area.
--IANS
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