Jammu/Srinagar: Eight militants, three of them Pakistanis, were killed Thursday in three separate gun battles in Jammu and Kashmir, one of which also injured 12 police and paramilitary personnel and soldiers.
While three were killed near the Line of control (LoC) in Keran sector in Kupwara district that borders Pakistan, two Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militants were shot dead in Sopore town and the three Pakistanis died in a 33-hour fighting in Reasi district. Soldiers posted on the LoC at Dat Gali, Kupwara, were fired at by a group of infiltrators when challenged, triggering a gunfight. Three infiltrators were killed in the action.
Two JeM militants were killed in Arampora locality of Sopore town.
Three Pakistani terrorists belonging to JeM, were killed in Reasi district after a joint operation by the security forces, General Officer Commanding (GOC) Major General Arvind Bhatia said.
