2 terrorists gunned down in J&K's Shopian

Srinagar, Dec 25: Two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Saturday, December 25, 2021, police said.

The security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Chowgam area of Shopian, in south Kashmir, after inputs were received about the presence of militants there, a police official said.

He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the hiding terrorists fired upon a search party of the security forces, which retaliated.

The exchange of firing was going on when last reports came in, the official said, adding that further details were awaited.