"Alert soldiers posted along the Line of Control in Naugam sector noticed some suspicious movement and challenged the intruders," an army official said.
The militants opened fire at positions of security forces which was "effectively retaliated", triggering a gunbattle, he said.
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Meanwhile, two more infiltration bids were foiled in Tangdhar and Gurez sectors along the LoC in Kashmir, the Army official said.
Operations were in progress at both places but no casualty was reported so far, he said.