Infiltration bid foiled, two militants killed in J&K

May 26, 2010 10:40 am | Updated November 11, 2016 06:04 am IST - Srinagar

Army killed two infiltrating militants in Kupwara district on Wednesday morning.

A group of heavily-armed militants tried to sneak into the Indian side at Tangdhar, 140 kms from Srinagar, a defence spokesman said.

On noticing their movement, troops challenged them and in the subsequent encounter, two militants were killed.

The encounter was continuing when last reports came in.

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