October 29, 2009 09:35 am | Updated November 17, 2021 06:44 am IST - Jammu
A self-styled commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba was among two militants killed in an encounter with security forces in Poonch district early on Thursday.
In a joint operation, Rashtriya Rifles troops and police shot dead the self-styled commander Abu Umar and another unidentified ultra, police said.
Umar, a close associate of self-styled LeT divisional commander Dawood, was injured in another encounter a week ago.
Two AK rifles, 11 grenades and 120 rounds of ammunition were recovered from him.
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