Kashmir gunfight kills two militants

FE Team | Published: March 16, 2018 21:53:44

BALHAMA: Indian soldiers taking part in a search operation after a gun battle between suspected militants and government forces in Balhama, Srinagar on Friday — AFP

SRINAGAR, Mar 16 (Xinhua): Two militants were killed and a paramilitary trooper of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was wounded in an overnight gunfight in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said Friday.
The gunfight erupted Thursday late afternoon at Khonmoh village in the outskirts of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. "Two militants were killed in the gunfight that went on until late last night at Khonmoh," a police official posted in Srinagar said. "A CRPF paramilitary trooper was also wounded while fighting these militants."