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Encounter between security forces and militants continues for 2nd day in Jammu and…

An encounter between militants and the security forces on the outskirts of Srinagar entered into the second day on Sunday, police said.

A cordon-and-search operation was launched near the Srinagar-Bandipora road in Mujgund area on Saturday evening. The encounter ensued after a forces’ party was fired upon by some militants, a police officer said.

The gunfight resumed this morning and the operation to flush out the militants is on, the officer said.

He said while the firing was stopped for the night, the forces had cordoned of the area to stop the militants from escaping. Authorities have suspended mobile Internet services in the city as a precautionary measure, the official added.

Five security personnel have been injured and mobile internet services have been suspended in Srinagar following the encounter, reports news agency ANI.

First Published: Dec 09, 2018 11:09 IST

Source: HindustanTimes