Two militants killed, arms seized in J

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Srinagar, Oct 5 (UNI) Security forces killed two foreign militants and arrested a Hizbul Mujahideen militant while arms and ammunition were seized in Jammu and Kashmir since last evening, an official spokesman said today.

He said an encounter took place between the militants and security forces at Serigam, Lolab in the frontier district of Kupwara late last night.

One foreign militant was killed in an hour-long encounter, the spokesman said, adding an AK rifle, three magazines, 128 rounds and a wireless set were seized from the encounter site.

In another encounter, security forces shot dead a militant, Abu Zahid, a resident of Karachi in Pakistan, at village Golan Top Bazipora in north Kashmir's Baramulla district late last night.

An AK rifle, four magazines and a wireless set were seized from the slain militant, the spokesman said.

Security forces arrested a Hizb militant during a search operation at Keller in south Kashmir district of Pulwama last evening.

He said militants entered into the house of Mohammad Sharief at Gool in Udhampur district late last night and fired upon the house owner, resulting in injuries to him.

Sharief was rushed to a hospital, the spokesman said.

He said a 20-year old boy, Muzaffar Amin, was wounded while fiddling with a detonator of a hand grenade at Hotel Sharma near Bus Stand Rajouri last evening.

Amin was shifted to a hospital, the spokesman said, adding a hand grenade was seized from the hotel room.

During questioning, he revealed that the grenade had been given to him by militants two months ago for hurling it upon security forces and he had checked in the hotel on a fake identity as Anzer of Poonch.

Security forces busted a militant hideout at Marsary forests and seized an AK rifle, four magazines, 210 rounds of ammunition and a wireless set while in another operation at Pathushahi Lolab, six Improvised Explosive Devices and 37 rounds were seized.

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