Srinagar March 3 (IANS) A gunfight broke out between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir s Shopian district on Friday evening police said.
Police here that security forces cordoned off Chillipora village in Shopian following specific in formation about a group of militants hiding there.
When the security forces tightened the cordon they were fired upon by hiding militants triggering a gunfight police said adding firing exchanges were going on in the village as of 9.30 p.m.
--IANS
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Gunfight on in Kashmir
