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2 Hizbul terrorists killed in encounter in J&K's Kulgam; Army man injured

The militants were given the opportunity to surrender and repeated appeals were made through local elders, a police official said

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Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Arrah area of Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Saturday based on specific information about the presence of terrorists there, a police official said. Representative image

Press Trust of India Srinagar

Two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists were killed and an Army man suffered injuries during an encounter between the ultras and security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.

Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Arrah area of Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Saturday based on specific information about the presence of terrorists there, a police official said.

He said the militants were given the opportunity to surrender and repeated appeals were made through local elders.

However, the terrorists fired indiscriminately upon the search team of the forces, which was retaliated leading to an encounter in which