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Kashmir's Kupwara encounter: 2 cops, 3 jawans martyred, 4 terrorists killed

Two Jammu and Kashmir policemen and three Army personnel were today martyred in an ongoing encounter in Kupwara's Halmatpora

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Jammu and Kashmir DGP, Shesh Paul Vaid

BS Web Team New Delhi
Two Jammu and Kashmir policemen and three Army personnel were on Wednesday martyred in an ongoing encounter in Kupwara's Halmatpora. Two cops have sustained injuries. According to J&K Director General of Police SP Vaid, two policemen and one Army personnel have been martyred.

The encounter was triggered when terrorists fired at a joint party of the Army and Special Operations Group (SOG) of J&K Police, said defence spokesman (Srinagar) Col Rajesh Kalia.

The operation was aided by the Army's Para Commandos.

A police officer said that a joint team of the Army's 41 Rashtriya Rifles and SOG launched the operation

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