Lashkar militant killed in Sopore encounter

A suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed in an encounter today with security forces in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district,official sources said.

Acting on a tip-off about the presence of some Lashkar militants in Baghat-e-Batpora locality in Sopore,about 55 km from here,a joint team of police and Rashtriya Rifles cordoned off the area,they said.

When the security personnel were busy in house-to-house searches to flush out the militants,the latter opened fire on the search party triggering a gunbattle,they said.

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The gunfight was going on when last reports were received late in the afternoon.

So far,one militant was killed in the encounter but his identity was not immediately known,they said.