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Budgam gunfight: Two militants killed, massive clashes erupt

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Srinagar: Two militants were killed in a gunfight with the armed forces in Zugoo Arizal area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday.

Following the news of the slain militants, massive clashes erupted between protestors and armed forces in Harde Panzu and Arizal villages.

The gunfight broke out after a joint team of army’s 53RR, SOG and CRPF laid a siege around Zugoo, Arizal after receiving credible inputs about the presence of some militants in the area.

Quoting a senior police official, news agency GNS reported that two militants have been killed in the gunfight. It said that two weapons have been recovered from the site of the gunfight.

The identity of the slain militants is yet to be ascertained, the report quoted the official. Searches were going on in the area when this report was filed.

Meanwhile, mobile Internet service has been snapped in the Budgam district.

Further details are awaited.

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