J&K: One terrorist killed in encounter at Pulwama

Three terrorists were killed in an encounter at Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.

A Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist was gunned down in an encounter by security forces at Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. The identity of the terrorist is yet to be confirmed. The police said that the Lashkar's Ayoub Lelhari and Rehman were holed up at the encounter site.

Acting on a tip-off about presence of terrorists in Samboora village, a joint cordon and search operations(CASO) was launched by 50 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) of Indian Army and Special Operations Group (SOG) of state police," a senior police official said. "As the cordon was being laid, the hiding terrorists fired upon the soldiers,"

Authorities have suspended internet services as a precautionary measure.

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