Hajin: Clashes are going on between protesters and government forces after a militant was killed in a brief gunfight at Sukur din locality in Hajin of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
“The militant killed belongs to Lashkar e taiba and is a Pakistani,” sources told INS.
The anti militancy operation was launched in the wee hours of Wednesday and was a joint operation of multiple forces including Army, police and CRPF.
According to sources the militant was killed after a brief exchange of fire.
Government forces had been launching CASO almost on daily basis and few days back militants had managed to bread the cordon and escape.
However day after a body of a militant was found, believed to have been injured and later succumbed.
On Wednesday the early morning operation by forces was conducted after specific information about militants presence in the area.
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