The terrorist who was killed in an encounter with the security forces in Srinagar's Hazratbal area of Srinagar on Thursday is a Pakistani national affiliated with proscribed terror outfits Laskar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Resistance Front (TRF), according to the J& K police.

The terrorist identified as Manzoor Haider Hamza was an associate of top LeT/TRF commander Mehran Yaseen. "#SrinagarEncounterUpdate: Killed terrorist identified as Manzoor @ Haider @ Hamza, a #Pakistani national, affiliated with proscribed #terror outfit LeT/TRF. He was associate of top LeT/TRF cmdr Mehran. His killing is a big success: IGP Kashmir @JmuKmrPolice," the Kashmir Zone Police said in a tweet.

Two other terrorists had managed to flee from the encounter site, Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said.

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