Srinagar March 23 (IANS) A gunfight broke out late on Friday between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir s Anantnag district police said.
Police said security forces including the India Army state police and the Central Reserve Police Force surrounded Shistargam village in Dooru area following information that a group of militants was hiding there.
"As the cordon around the hiding militants was tightened they fired at security forces triggering a gunfight which is now going on " police said here.
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