A Pakistani national was among two terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) killed in an encounter with security forces in the Chaktaras Kandi area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Tuesday morning.
According to the police, the Pakistani national was named Tufail, This is the second Pakistani terrorist killed in the last two days as another Pakistani terrorist affiliated with LeT was shot dead during an encounter in Baramulla district on Monday.
"#KupwaraEncounterUpdate: Two #terrorists of proscribed #terror outfit LeT including one #Pakistani terrorist namely Tufail killed. Search still going on: IGP Kashmir," tweeted the Kashmir Zone Police.
The encounter between the terrorists and security forces started early in the morning today.
"#Encounter has started at Chaktaras Kandi area of #Kupwara. Police and Army on job. Further details shall follow," posted Kashmir Zone Police on Twitter in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
