A fierce gunbattle started on Saturday morning between security forces and hiding militants, amid stone pelting, in south Kashmir's Shopian. Preliminary reports suggest that a cordon was thrown around Chillipora village on Friday night. However, the security forces halted fire till morning. Fresh firing was reported on Saturday morning as two militants are believed to be hiding there. Meanwhile, security forces were attacked by civilians with stones in a bid to help the trapped militants. Security forces used tear smoke shells to disperse hundreds of protesters away from the encounter site.
