Two Al Badr militants killed in Kashmir gun-battle

Srinagar, Jun 3 (UNI) A Pakistani national was among the two Al Badr militants killed by security forces in a fierce gun-battle at Wuyan in south Kashmir today, police said.

Personnel of 55 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and the Jammu and Kashmir police launched a search operation following specific information that some militants were hiding at Wuyan village in Pampore area of Pulwama district this morning.

As the troops were conducting searches, militants hiding in the house of Mohammad Yousuf Bhat fired upon them with automatic weapons. The fire was effectively returned.

In the ensuing gunfight, two militants of the Al Badr outfit were killed, police said.

The slain militants were identified as Dawood alias Tahir Shah from North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in Pakistan and Abdul Rashid alias Gani driver of Khrew Pampore, police added.

Two Ak-47 rifles, five magazines, 84 rounds of ammunition and two mobile phones were seized from the site of encounter site.

UNI