Srinagar: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Awantipora district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said.
Acting on specific input about the presence of terrorists in the Charsoo area of Awantipora, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there, a police official said.
He said as the forces were conducting searches, the hiding terrorists fired upon them. The forces retaliated and an encounter broke out, the official said.
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