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3 LeT militants killed in encounter

Jammu: Three top Lashkar-e-Taiba militants were killed and an Army jawan was injured in an encounter with security forces in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off about the presence of militants, troops of 20 and 16 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and police launched a search and cordon operation in Mordha belt of Surakote tehsil in the district early on Thursday, Poonch Senior Superintendent of Police Manmohan Singh told PTI. On seeing the security personnel, militants opened fire and in the encounter the three were killed. — PTI

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