One Soldier Killed in an Encounter With Militants in J&K’s Kupwara

The encounter was going on when the reports last came in.

PTI
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  • A soldier was killed on Wednesday, 22 November, in an encounter between security forces and militants in Keran sector of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
  • The gun battle broke out at Choken Post in Keran sector near the Line of Control around 7:30 am, they said, adding that a soldier was killed in the exchange of firing between the two sides.
  • The operation was going on when the reports last came in.

(More details awaited)

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