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| Harkatul terrorist killed in J&K encounter | |
| 2009-01-01 | |
Harkatul Mujahideen district Commander Bilal Ahmad has been killed in an encounter with the Army at Sopore in Baramulla district of J&K. One more terrorist is still holed up and the encounter is on.
The deceased have been identified as Subedar Rakesh Kumar and Nayak A P Singh of Rashtriya Rifles, Army sources said. The six terrorists that included JeM local commander Abu Dawood have been encircled by the security forces amidst intermittent gunfire. The gunbattle was on till the last reports came in. The encounter took place in the backdrop of Indo-Pak tensions following evidence that the November 26 Mumbai terror attacks originated from Pakistan. Meanwhile, two pistols with its three magazines and 50 rounds of ammunition of pika guns were recovered in Nangali forest area in the same border district, the sources said. | |
| Posted by:john frum |