SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Two militants were killed in a gunfight with government troops in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir on Thursday, police said.
The gunfight broke out at Nathipora area of Sopore in Baramulla district, about 55 km northwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
"Two militants were killed in an early morning gunfight in Sopore," a senior police official posted in the town told Xinhua.
"Acting on a specific information regarding the presence of militants, police along with army launched a search operation, during which militants present in the area fired upon the search party. The fire was retaliated, thereby triggering a gunfight."
Region police chief Shesh Paul Vaid told media the slain militants were behind Wednesday's grenade attack in the town in which four policemen were wounded.
Militant groups opposing New Delhi's rule are engaged in a guerrilla war with Indian troops in the region since 1989. Gunfight between the two sides takes place intermittently.
