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2005-05-14 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Steve White 2005-05-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Five hardcore Hizbul terrorists killed in J & K
Srinagar, May. 14 (PTI): Five hardcore Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, including chief commander operation, and a security jawan were killed in overnight encounters in Jammu and Kashmir, where militants gunned down the brother of a former top Hizbul commander here today, police said.

In a major setback to Hizbul Mujahideen, a police spokesman said self-styled Chief Commander operations of the terrorist outfit Ghulam Mohammad Bhat alias Gulfan and his close associate Jamal Din code Saifullah, were killed in a gunfight with security forces at Aghnari-Trigam in Banihal area of Doda district last night.

In another encounter in Doda, the spokesman said security forces shot dead two more Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, one of whom was identified as Irshad Ahmad Tak, during search operations at Posta Mathuri in Prem Nagar area today. Two AK rifles, five magazines and six grenades were recovered from them.

Army troops shot dead one more Hizbul terrorist Mohammad Maqbool Khan in an encounter during an ambush at Moshnar, three km South-East of Langate in Kupwara district this morning, the spokesman said adding Khan was active for the past several years.

Official sources said a jawan of Rashtriya Rifles, sepoy Preetam Singh, was critically injured in a gunfight with terrorists during search operations at Sonabrari in Anantnag district of South Kashmir in the wee hours today.

The jawan was rushed to the Army Base Hospital where he succumbed to injuries, they said.

Posted by john 2005-05-14 16:35|| 2005-05-14 16:35|| Front Page Top

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