24 June,2018 04:59 PM IST | Srinagar | IANS
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Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed on Sunday in a gun battle with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, authorities said.
Police said the militants were killed when they fired at a road clearing party of security forces in Chaddar Motelhama in Qaimoh area.
"The security forces were carrying out a highway clearance operation for the forthcoming Amarnath Yatra when they were fired at by the hidden militants," a police officer said. "The encounter between the security forces and the militants is still going on."
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