11 June

Two militants were killed in a fierce gunfight with government forces Tuesday in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.

The gunfight broke out at village Awneera-Zainapora of Shopian district, about 75 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.

"Early today, a gunfight triggered here between militants and joint contingents of police and army," a senior police official posted in Shopian told Xinhua. "In the exchange of fire, two militants were killed."

A police spokesman said that the bodies have been recovered from the spot.

Indian army and police have not suffered any damage in the gunfight.

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