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<div>Two terrorists were killed on Friday in the ongoing anti-terrorist operation in Jammu &amp; Kashmir&rsquo;s Sopore area.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>Officials said that two terrorists were killed in an encounter that broke out in the Sagipora locality of Sopore in Baramulla district.</div>
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<div>On a specific input on Thursday evening, a joint team of Police and army cordoned the suspected area following which, gunshots were heard. The cordon layers were tightened and later operation was suspended.</div>
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<div>&ldquo;The operation resumed on Friday morning after a fresh exchange of fire. Two terrorists have been killed while the operation is on in the area. The identity of the slain terrorists would be known after the operation ends,&rdquo; police said.</div>
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<div>The gunfight started on Thursday evening after the security forces started a CASO in Sagipora area of Sopore following specific intelligence inputs about the presence of some terrorists.</div>
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<div>&ldquo;The operation is continuing in the area. A group of tow to three terrorists are believed to be trapped,&rdquo; officials said.</div>
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<div>Security forces have increased operations against terrorists in the recent past, following several attacks carried out by terrorist.</div>
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<div>Two terrorists were killed during the last 48 hours, one in Lolab area of Kupwara district and another in the Ketsun forests of Bandipora district by the security forces.</div>
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<div>Terrorists killed seven people on October 20 when they attacked the workers' camp of an infrastructure project company in Gagangir area of Ganderbal district.</div>
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<div>On October 24, terrorists killed three army soldiers and two civilian porters when they attacked an army vehicle in the Botapathri area of Gulmarg in Baramulla district.</div>
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<div>The killings of nine civilians and three army soldiers in the two attacks in Gagangir and Gulmarg were widely condemned.</div>
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<div>J&amp;amp;K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said after these two attacks that those involved in these attacks would have to pay a huge price. He said that every drop of civilian blood shed will be avenged.</div>
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<div>Sopore area has been the hotbed of separatist sentiment in the past and terrorists of various outfits had been operating there for many years after 1990.</div>
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<div>As the security forces continued their relentless pursuit against terrorism, Sopore also turned a new page by returning to the mainstream by voting in large numbers during the recently conducted J&amp;amp;K legislative Assembly polls.</div>
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<div>--IANS</div>
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Securiy Forces resume operations in Sopore

J&K: Two terrorists killed in Sopore operation

The gunfight started on Thursday evening

November 8, 2024 | 09:23 IST