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Two LeT militants killed in Kashmir gun battle

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IANS Srinagar

Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed in a gun battle with security forces in Kashmir's Pulwama district Sunday, police said.

Troops of counter-insurgency Rashtriya Rifles and Central Reserve Police Force surrounded a house in the district's Reshipora village Sunday afternoon following information about presence of guerrillas, a police officer told IANS.

"When security forces closed in, the militants fired at them, triggering a gun battle. Two militants belonging to LeT have been killed in the gunfight," the officer said. "Searches are still going on at the site."

The officer said both the slain militants were locals.

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First Published: Jun 08 2014 | 8:14 PM IST

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