Junior Army officer, militant killed in North Kashmir
Srinagar, Oct 4 (UNI) A Junior Commissioned officer (JCO) and a militant were killed in an encounter in North Kashmir this morning, official sources said.
They said Army and Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police launched a joint operation at village Garmaru Bandipora today following a tip-off about the presence of militants.
During the operation, an encounter erupted after militants attacked the security forces.
They said a JCO and a militant were killed so far.
The operation was still on when the reports last came in.
UNI
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Story first published: Thursday, October 4, 2007, 12:42 [IST]