1 terrorist, 3 civilians killed in encounter at J&K

An encounter broke out at Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir early Tuesday morning in which one person was killed.

One terrorist and three civilians were killed in an encounter that took place at Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir. As the encounter began, scores of locals came out on the streets and began pelting stones at the security forces. In the clashes two civilians were killed.

The encounter began early Tuesday morning and after hours, security forces managed to gun down one terrorist.

Security forces launched a search operation and cordoned off the area after information regarding the presence of terrorists was received. The militants opened fire on the security forces.

The encounter comes just two days after two Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed in an encounter at Pulwama. The two militants were killed when they tried to ambush a police vehicle.

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