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3 terrorists including LeT commander killed in Pulwama encounter
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar said, "Police and Army averted a major terror incident."
Three terrorists including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Mukhtar Bhat were killed in two separate encounters by security forces in Khandipora and Awantipora areas of Pulwama district in Jammu-Kashmir.
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Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar said a foreign terrorist was also among those killed.
Bhat, along with the foreign terrorist, was going to attack a security forces camp before the encounter took place, said the ADGP. He further added, “An AK-74 rifle, an AK-56 rifle and one pistol were recovered. Police and Army averted a major terror incident.”
Bhat was involved in several crimes including killing an ASI of CRPF and two RPF personnel.
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The identity of the third slain terrorist is still being ascertained.