3 terrorists gunned down by security forces in Shopian
New Delhi, July 18: Three terrorists have been gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir.
The encounter started early this morning at the Amshipora area of Shopian, police officials said.
It may be recalled that on Friday, the security forces had gunned down three terrorists in Kulgam. One of the three terrorists killed in the Kulgam encounter had fabricated the improvised explosive device used in the Pulwama attack last year in which 40 CRPF jawans were martyred.
Terrorists killed in Kulgam encounter had fabricated IED used in Pulwama attack
The slain terrorist has been identified as Walid. Sources tell OneIndia that Walid who was killed along with another terrorist, Salim had fabricated the IED for the February 2019 Pulwama attack.
In the encounter that took place today, three terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammad were gunned down by the security forces. The encounter took place at Kulgam in Jammu and Kashmir.
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A
search
operation
was
launched
by
the
security
forces
early
this
morning
after
receiving
inputs
about
the
presence
of
terrorists
in
Nangad
area
of
Kulgam.
The
search
operation
turned
into
an
encounter
when
the
terrorists
opened
fire
on
the
security
forces.
A
rifle
has
been
recovered
from
one
of
the
slain
terrorists.