J&K: One terrorist killed in encounter in Shopian, operation underway

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An unidentified terrorist has been killed in an ongoing encounter that broke out between security forces and terrorists at Chermarg, Zainapora area of Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday morning.The police said that a search is underway at the gunfight site.”Encounter had started at Chermarg, Zainapora area of Shopian. Police and security forces are on the job,” informed Kashmir Zone Police.A joint team of the police and the security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about the presence of terrorists.As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where the terrorists were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the gunfight.Further details are awaited.