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J&K: 5 militants, 3 soldiers killed

By Mukhtar Ahmad in Srinagar
June 12, 2007 20:16 IST
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Eight persons, including three Army soldiers and five militants, were killed in two fierce north Kashmir encounters on Tuesday.

A defence spokesperson told rediff.com that three Army soliders and three militants belonging to Lashkar-e-Tayiba were killed during a search operation in Lolab in the north Kupwara border district.

Two more militants of the LeT were killed in a gunbattle near the Line of Control at Gulmarg on Tuesday morning.

 

 

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Mukhtar Ahmad in Srinagar