J&K: Army foils infiltration bid in Machhil, five terrorists gunned down

Security forces on Monday foiled an infiltration bid by gunning down five terrorists in Machhil sector in Jammu and Kashmir (File)

Security forces on Monday foiled an infiltration bid by gunning down five terrorists in Machhil sector in Jammu and Kashmir. Heavy weapons were recovered from the slain terrorist. “A major infiltration bid was foiled today in the Machhil sector by alert troops,” a defence spokesman said. He said five militants were killed in the operation which was going on when reports last came in.

This happened a day after the Jammu and Kashmir police confirmed Lashkar’s involvement in the Amarnath Yatra attack and arrested three people in connection with the case.

Earlier in the day, a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant from Pakistan was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Kashmir. DGP, Jammu and Kashmir SP Vaid said two other militants managed to escape but one of them got injured. “One Pakistan LeT terrorist killed, 1-2 terrorists escaped, one of them was injured,” news agency ANI quoted the DGP as saying.

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