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Militant killed near LoC in Kashmir

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IANS Srinagar

A militant was killed Tuesday near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district in an army operation, police said.

The militant was killed in Tangdhar area of Kupwara, a senior police official told IANS here.

"Earlier, the army killed three militants during the operation that was started a fortnight back and is still going on," said the official.

The operation was launched by the Army after a soldier was injured by the guerrillas in a gunfight in the area earlier this month.

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First Published: Aug 19 2014 | 2:44 PM IST

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