| In a major strike, security forces in Jammu and Kashmir killed 17 terrorists since Friday who were planning to illegally enter India, a defence spokesman said here on Saturday. These included four in Poonch, four in Baramulla, three in Kuzalwal, four in Lolab and two in Udhampur. The infiltrators belonged to the Lashkar-e-Taiba, HuJI and Hizbul Mujahideen. In the operation in Mendher in Poonch, army personnel recovered four rifles and three RPGs from the four killed infiltrators. Security forces and the militants exchanged gunfire for several hours. |